Episode 6: Lightning, Aurora & The Animals Who Know

About this episode

This episode explores the mysterious and unexplainable aspects of storms, including lightning, the Northern Lights, and animal awareness of weather changes.

What if storms are more than just weather? In this episode of Parafysiko, Lilly and Sasha dive deep into the electric, the ancient, and the unexplainable world of storms. From a man struck by lightning seven times to glowing orbs that float through walls, from the souls of the dead dancing across the Arctic sky to a thirteen year old girl watching horses sense a lightning strike before it happened — this episode will change the way you look at the sky forever. We cover lightning and its strangest survivors, the science and spirituality of the Northern Lights, and the remarkable ability of animals to perceive what we cannot. Plus — we have some amazing story submissions. Stay curious. Stay open. Enjoy! References: ⚡ Lightning Roy Sullivan — The Human Lightning Rod Guinness World Records — guinnessworldrecords.com Wikipedia — Roy Cleveland Sullivan National Weather Service — Lightning Safety Statistics — weather.gov Ball Lightning Cen, Yuan & Xue (2014) — Physical Review Letters, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China (first recorded optical spectrum of ball lightning) Physics APS — "First Spectrum of Ball Lightning" — physics.aps.org Live Science — "Strange Ball Lightning…

People in this episode

Hosts: Lilly, Sasha

Topics covered

• storms
• lightning
• Northern Lights
• animal perception

Keywords

• lightning survivors
• ball lightning
• spirituality
• science

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Parafysiko, History of the Northern Lights: Myths and Legends, 15 Traditional Tales About the Northern Lights, Northern Lights Myths, The Myths Behind the Northern Lights, A Conflagration of Storms, Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder, Animals & Storms Dogs Sensing Storms, Why Your Dog Freaks Out

Places: Arctic, the Northern Lights, Lanzhou, China, Finland, Indian Ocean Tsunami

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