Earthquake farts may explain some spooky floating lights

Earthquake farts may explain some spooky floating lights

Ghostly lights in South Carolina might trace to earthquake activity, new research suggests. Since the 1950s, people have reported strange balls of light floating down a road along old railroad tracks near Summerville, S.C. These spooky shimmers are known as the Summerville Light. Local lore says a grieving ghost’s lantern is behind the glow. Geologist Susan Hough now proposes a different explanation. Hough works for the U.S. Geological Survey in…