Blue jets, sprites & elves formed by storm cloud activity | Colourful Weather | ABC Australia

Did you know there is a whole other light show happening above the clouds?

When it comes to massive thunderstorms, are you the kind of person who loves to watch the lightning flashing down from the clouds? It’s a pretty spectacular sight. Did you know there is a whole other light show happening above the clouds? This electromagnetic activity has only recently been discovered, so it’s still pretty mysterious. It comes in all shapes, colours and sizes, and three of the most common types are called blue jets, sprites and elves.

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Colourful Weather brings you fun and fascinating science behind five very colourful events we can see in the sky. Hosted by Nate Byrne, from ABC News Breakfast, and meteorologists from the Bureau of Meteorology, this is weather presented for kids in a way they can understand and get excited about.

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