Ball lightning is distinct from St. Elmo's fire.
Sources
- Ball lightning (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://arxiv.org/pdf/2411.00240 (arxiv.org)
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/quotwhat-causes-the-stran/ (scientificamerican.com)
- https://sciencenotes.org/st-elmos-fire-weather-phenomenon/ (sciencenotes.org)
- https://greencomet.org/2014/01/26/saint-elmos-fire/ (greencomet.org)
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