Atmospheric homes of elves and sprites revealed

Read more: http://environment.newscientist.com/a...

Researchers analysed flashes of light in the upper atmosphere, called elves, sprites, halos and jets, to see how often and where they appeared.

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[Ebon Hawk]

I thought elves where humanoid!

thx for crushing my dreams!

[xxstebxx]

So elves do exist!!!! :D

[phillipdogyface]

its lightning's big brothers :D

[Adrey John Ramel]

I'm so amazed ! :)

[notalwayshappy1]

It makes sense, but the most common "UFOs" are just ball lightning, which is exactly what it sounds like. It's just lightning. That managed to turn into a ball. Somehow.

[notalwayshappy1]

@Jayson6767 Halos are a form of lighting, and there's a difference between fire and a discharge of built up static electricity.

[ThaJSpraya]

Earth's alive

[YourPotatoGod]

Please don't narrate again.

[Rael0505]

This would certainly explain a lot of UFO sightings. People love to see shit they don't understand and claim with certainty that they're aliens.

[Rael0505]

Thank you, I completely agree. So many people suck at reading, I don't know why... it's just reading. I hate the typical "reading voice" so many people put on when they read something aloud.

[Jayson6767]

halos are actually made of fire?! they should be for devils O_0

[Jakkar -]

Good article, but my god never let this woman ever voice a video again. Really makes the information hard to absorb. Incredibly annoying tone, total incompetence at delivering information. I spent more time trying to interpret the emphases of each statement than I had before the next.