Seasonal Weather Trends

The executive order's push to increase coal production could have detrimental effects far beyond U.S. borders. Pollution knows no national boundaries; emissions from American coal plants, propelled by prevailing wind currents, can travel thousands of miles, degrading air quality across the globe. Studies have consistently shown links between coal-related air pollution and increased incidence of asthma, bronchitis, lung cancer, strokes, and heart disease. Particularly vulnerable populations include children, the elderly, and individuals in developing countries with weaker environmental protections.

Ball lightning hovers in that liminal space between myth and measurement. It challenges the boundaries of weather, plasma physics, and human perception. And it reminds us that even in the age of satellites and supercomputers, the natural world still holds secrets that glow, float… and vanish into thin air.