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Evidence Suggests Earthquake Lights Are Real
This unique phenomenon largely remains mysterious, but at least now, their existence is difficult to deny
Nothing amazes or surprises me more than Nature. Global warming is intensifying and increasing climatic events worldwide — that’s not an opinion. It’s a fact. In the process, we’re living witnesses to some of the most dramatic environmental events in modern history. We’re experiencing things once thought mere myths or legends, like fire tornados or hailstorms dropping iceballs over 7 inches in diameter.
Well, now there’s another bizarre phenomenon occurring. People are reporting strange lights in the sky that seem associated with earthquakes, and they aren’t in the form of typical lightning. Earthquake lights, as they’ve become known, don’t all look the same and can range in shape, size, and even color. But the variation and the fact they’re linked to earthquakes make the phenomenon notoriously challenging for scientists to study. However, while experts may not know how earthquake lights happen, we know now they’re real thanks to technology.
What are Earthquake Lights?
Earthquake lights (EQL) are unusual lights in the sky that occur sometime before or during an earthquake — but rarely after one. They…
