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Sources
- The Fire of St. Elmo. Weather Elements. http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/elements/stelmo.htm
- The Fire of St. Elmo. The Weather Notebook. http://www.weathernotebook.org/transcripts/2000/07/12.html
- Saint Elmo's Fire. Britannica.com. http://search.eb.com/eb/article-9064843
- "What causes the strange glow known as St. Elmo's Fire? Is this phenomenon related to ball lightning?" Scientific American. http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=000CB330-61BF-1C71-9EB7809EC588F2D7&topicID=13&catID=3
