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	Atmospheric Electricity - http://ae.nsstc.uah.edu/ A meta-reference general page about Atmospheric Electricity, with a bibliography and links.
	Tornadoes and Ball Lightning - http://www.padrak.com/ine/ELEWIS3.html A Edward Lewis paper, with the discussion of ball lightning as plasmoids.
	Ball Lightning and Metastable Substance - http://balllightning.narod.ru/ Devoted to investigations and experimental modeling of the ball lightning and some related phenomena.
	New Lead for Fireball Riddle - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/628709.stm A BBC news article on New Zealand scientists who believe that ball lightning is little more than burning soil fragments that have been kicked up into the air.
	Far News: Ball Lightning Experiments Produce UFOs - http://home.dmv.com/~tbastian/balite.htm Two researchers in a lab in New Zealand say their experiment may explain enigmatic weather phenomena such as ball lightning.

	Does Ball Lightning Really Exist? - http://www.straightdope.com/columns/040917.html Reviews the evidence and witness accounts of ball lightning.
	Gradually About All - http://www.stealthtank.narod.ru/ The images on ball lightning modeling are presented. The material will be updated gradually in accordance with deriving new experimental effects.
	The Virtual Times: Unusual Experiences with Lightning - http://hsv.com/weather/unusual/ Unusual experiences with lightning and ball lightning as related by eye witnesses.
	Ball Lightning - http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/tesla/ballgtn.html Lots of articles and links, including "how to make your own ball lightning".
	Ball Lightning Bibliography - http://www.fis.unipr.it/~albino/documenti/Bibliografia_BL.html A list of papers and articles on the subject, without comments.

	Scientific American: Ask the Experts: Ball Lightning - http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=periodically-i-hear-stori According to a statistical investigation, approximately 5% of the world population have witnessed ball lightning. Various physical theories are presented here.
	Ball Lightning Discussion - Chukanov Energy, Inc. - http://www.chukanovenergy.com/index.php?section=69 Lots of information and speculation.
	Eddy Current Model of Ball Lightning - http://jasia.ca/jaydshelton/balllightning/ Theory accounting for the formation and major properties of ball lightning.
	Irving Langmuir's Ball Lightning Tube - http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/freenrg/balllg1.html Description of an old experiment to produce ball lightning in the laboratory.
	Theory of Ball Lightning - http://www.australiasevereweather.com/storm_news/2000/docs/0006-02.htm Storm News article: "A Theory of Ball Lightning as an Electric Discharge" by Dr. John J. Lowke.

	Archive of Ball Lightning Reports - http://amasci.com/weird/unusual/bl.html A large collection of stories submitted by eyewitnesses. Add your own report.
	The Truth About Ball Lightning - http://tangmonkey.com/balllight/ Read fabulously absurd truths and untruths about ball lightning.
	Smoke Rings and the Plasma - http://www.goodfelloweb.com/nature/plasma/ Beginning with an interesting comparison of the physiology of a smoke ring and ball lightning, leading to the development of a device to create ball lightning, this site continues with several well-presented accounts of the phenomenon.

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