**Types of Lightning**

When the lightning occur, we can see the varieties of lightning. This is because lightning can be categorized into a few types.

Ground to Cloud

Ground to Cloud Lightning is familiar types of lightning that most of us see. This lightning is call ground to cloud because its discharge from the ground to the cloud. The ground act as lake of electrical charge and the cloud gain the charge. The ground need to balance the charge by gathering the opposite charge under the clouds system. When the difference between the charge increase, it break down and the lightning occurs. Usually this lightning occur from the ground and flows upwards to the clouds.

Cloud to Cloud

Cloud to Cloud Lightning occurs between two clouds or two layers of clouds. Both clouds have different or opposite charge. This opposite charge needed and must be great enough for the air to break down. When the charge is extreme, the lightning between two clouds will be happened.

Ball Lightning

Ball Lightning is one of phenomenon where a luminous sphere. This sphere is only several centimeters in the diameter. The lightning is float through the near ground and can last a few second. After that, it can explodes and the lightning occurs.