As solar cycle 25 progresses and solar maximum comes to an end and the descending phase begins, rare energetic phenomena such as ball lightning/plasmoids and superbolts are set to occur at their highest frequency in more than a decade! Why does this occur and is there anything to worry about? Geophysicist Stefan Burns reports. Live data on the Earth and Sun at Earth Evolution: Earth Evolution Store: use code "THANKSSTEFAN" for 5% off till the end of the year (2025)! ✅ Subscribe to my channel: @StefanBurns Twitter/X: Instagram: Spotify: 00:00 Plasma Sightings are Increasing as the Earth Electrifies 03:44 Plasmoid Sighting 1 (USA) 06:18 Plasmoid Sighting 2 (New Zealand) 08:03 Plasmoid Sighting 3 (Canada) 09:20 Plasmoid Sighting 4 (USA) 11:25 Superbolts 15:30 Channel Announcements Data and Credit: NASA: NOAA: Bri's Plasmoid Sighting: Jeffrey Hahn's Aurora Plasmoid Sighting: Ed & Melinda Praty Ball Lightning Sighting: Andrew Musson from New Zealand #plasma #balllightning #plasmoids #geology #geophysics #spaceweather #volcanoes #earthquakes #hawaii #volcanoes #volcano #solarflare #solaractivity #solarmaximum