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What is ball lightning? Rare weather phenomenon caught on camera in Alberta
Description
July 9, 2025
A rare and mysterious weather event was caught on camera in Alberta last week. As Kristi Gordon explains, ball lightning is a natural event that scientists are still trying to understand and of which only a handful of occurrences have been captured on camera.
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What is ball lightning? Rare weather phenomenon caught on camera in Alberta02:12 | July 9, 2025 -
B.C. doctor studying effect of anesthesia in space01:52 | December 9, 2025 -
Climate Science: What’s the difference between weather and climate?01:40 | December 1, 2025 -
Bella Coola grizzly bear encounter stirring up debate02:09 | November 22, 2025 -
Vancouver therapy centre recieves donation of robotic legs02:10 | November 21, 2025 -
East Vancouver company about to auction off huge UFO collection02:23 | November 19, 2025 -
The Matrix debunked?02:37 | November 18, 2025 -
Global BC Curious Minds: Dealing with invasive plants01:48 | November 15, 2025 -
UK company accused of burning old B.C. growth timber to generate electricity02:12 | November 14, 2025 -
Rare inside look at new Canadian Coast Guard scientific research vessel01:36 | November 12, 2025 -
Girls and STEAM summit04:06 | November 12, 2025 -
B.C. health officials react to Canada losing measles elimination status02:00 | November 10, 2025 -
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Carleton University study looks at the way we search for exterrestrial life04:39 | November 10, 2025 -
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Health Matters: Vancouver surgeons perform life-changing surgery to restore night vision03:51 | October 10, 2025 -
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Super science club celebrates its 25th anniversary05:51 | September 26, 2025 -
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Global BC Curious Minds: Looking to space at the Trottier Observatory01:38 | September 5, 2025 -
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Global BC Curious Minds: Mapping wildfire risk with drones01:57 | August 22, 2025 -
New MRI simulator offers comfort for young Victoria patients01:58 | August 18, 2025 -
Global BC Curious Minds: New robotic hand avatar01:55 | August 15, 2025 -
Global BC Curious Minds: How waste heat is used to create energy in a Vancouver neighbourhood01:59 | August 8, 2025 -
AEDs and Naloxone required in B.C. schools by September 202601:57 | August 7, 2025 -
MS could begin earlier than first thought, UBC study finds02:13 | August 6, 2025 -
Mystery of sea star deaths solved01:35 | August 5, 2025 -
New virus clue in mass oyster die-offs in farmed Pacific oysters01:27 | August 5, 2025 -
Global BC Curious Minds: Inside Canada’s leading particle accelerator centre01:39 | July 31, 2025 -
What causes earthquakes in North America? The science behind the shaking05:21 | July 30, 2025
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What is ball lightning? Rare weather phenomenon caught on camera in Alberta02:12 | July 9, 2025
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B.C. doctor studying effect of anesthesia in space01:52 | December 9, 2025
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Climate Science: What’s the difference between weather and climate?01:40 | December 1, 2025
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Bella Coola grizzly bear encounter stirring up debate02:09 | November 22, 2025
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Vancouver therapy centre recieves donation of robotic legs02:10 | November 21, 2025
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East Vancouver company about to auction off huge UFO collection02:23 | November 19, 2025
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The Matrix debunked?02:37 | November 18, 2025
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Global BC Curious Minds: Dealing with invasive plants01:48 | November 15, 2025
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UK company accused of burning old B.C. growth timber to generate electricity02:12 | November 14, 2025
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Rare inside look at new Canadian Coast Guard scientific research vessel01:36 | November 12, 2025
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B.C. health officials react to Canada losing measles elimination status02:00 | November 10, 2025
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Kelowna woman receives life-saving transplant update02:31 | November 10, 2025
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Carleton University study looks at the way we search for exterrestrial life04:39 | November 10, 2025
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Global BC Curious Minds: How waste heat is used to create energy in a Vancouver neighbourhood01:59 | August 8, 2025
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Mystery of sea star deaths solved01:35 | August 5, 2025
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New virus clue in mass oyster die-offs in farmed Pacific oysters01:27 | August 5, 2025
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Global BC Curious Minds: Inside Canada’s leading particle accelerator centre01:39 | July 31, 2025
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What causes earthquakes in North America? The science behind the shaking05:21 | July 30, 2025
What is ball lightning? Rare weather phenomenon caught on camera in Alberta
Description
July 9, 2025
A rare and mysterious weather event was caught on camera in Alberta last week. As Kristi Gordon explains, ball lightning is a natural event that scientists are still trying to understand and of which only a handful of occurrences have been captured on camera.
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