Earth Sciences: Meteorology: Weather Phenomena: Thunderstorms and Lightning: Ball Lightning

A Edward Lewis paper, with the discussion of ball lightning as plasmoids.

Unusual experiences with lightning and ball lightning as related by eye witnesses.

A not-commented partial bibliography about the subject.

Read fabulously absurd truths and untruths about ball lightning.

Storm News article: "A Theory of Ball Lightning as an Electric Discharge" by Dr. John J. Lowke.

An article from Nature.com.

A short article in New Scientist without much new information.

Two researchers in a lab in New Zealand say their experiment may explain enigmatic weather phenomena such as ball lightning.

According to a statistical investigation, approximately 5% of the world population have witnessed ball lightning. Various physical theories are presented here, but none have been proven yet.

A BBC news article on New Zealand scientists who believe that ball lightning is little more than burning soil fragments that have been kicked up into the air.

A large collection of stories submitted by "BL" eyewitnesses. Add your own report.