Related Red Sprites and Blue Jets Explained (Transient Luminous Events) [video] (5 years ago, 1 comment)[0].. which has some great visuals.
The paper this breathless article is based on Massive Outbreak of Red Sprites in South Asia Observed from the Tibetan Plateau[1] really doesn't support the title.
[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24387986
[1]: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00376-024-4143-5
(.pdf) http://www.iapjournals.ac.cn/aas/en/article/pdf/preview/10.1... ("Massive Outbreak of Red Sprites in South Asia Observed from the Tibetan Plateau")