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info Perhaps the most obvious sparks are the auroras, as seen in
Picture of the Day the picture below, taken from the space shuttle Atlantis.
March 2, 2005 The complex patterns of electric currents and magnetic
fields surrounding the Earth are how the Earth's electric
charge adjusts to the Sun's electric field. These electrical
Electric Earth
The Earth is an electrified body,
moving in a plasma. We who
stand on its surface are seldom
aware of its electrical proper-
ties. That's because we live in
balance with the Earth's elec-
tric field. Similarly, a bird on
an electric wire has no idea that
high-energy currents of electric-
ity are flowing beneath her feet.
But she might notice the hums
and crackles that are side effects
of that current.
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THUNDERBOLTS PICTURE OF THE DAY The Electric Earth 2