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Lightning comes from the ground up rather than from the cloud down.

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Is it true that lightning comes from the ground up rather than from the cloud down?

No. A reference article states cloud-to-ground lightning is initiated by a stepped leader moving down from the cloud, met by a streamer from the ground, directly contradicting the claim that lightning comes from the ground up.

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Lightning
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Lightning. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning

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Spectral study of rare upward developing, circling, and branching cloud-to-ground lightning
2024
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Liwen, X., Xueqiang, G., & Ping, Y. (2024). Spectral study of rare upward developing, circling, and branching cloud-to-ground lightning. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11047607

The influence of the speed of the down-ward leader channel in computation of additional charge for protection against direct lightning strike by charge transfer system in 'ultra-corona' mode
2012
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V., T. (2012). The influence of the speed of the down-ward leader channel in computation of additional charge for protection against direct lightning strike by charge transfer system in 'ultra-corona' mode. inis.iaea.org. https://inis.iaea.org/records/h73mp-10z72

Data for the Study "Characteristics and Charge Structures of Large-Current Negative Cloud-to-Ground Flashes"
2025
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HuiYi, Z., Yang, Z., & Yanfeng, F. (2025). Data for the Study "Characteristics and Charge Structures of Large-Current Negative Cloud-to-Ground Flashes". zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16757467

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