As the rain falls and thunder roars, many wonder how far away the storm really is, and the answer can be calculated in a matter of seconds. As the US National Weather Service (NWS) explains, we see lightning almost instantly, while the sound of thunder takes longer to reach us. Sound travels about one kilometer in the air in three seconds. It only takes […]
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As the rain falls and thunder roars, many wonder how far away the storm really is, and the answer can be calculated in a matter of seconds. As the US National Weather Service (NWS) explains, we see lightning almost instantly, while the sound of thunder takes longer to reach us. Sound travels about one kilometer in the air in three seconds. It only takes […]
The post Why We See Lightning Before We Hear Thunder and How to Calculate How Far Away It…