Megalightning vs. Superstorm

Climate scientists predict an above-average number of hurricanes for 2010 (so far we're well below normal, but hurricane season isn't over). Hurricanes, with their 75+ mile per hour winds, torrential rains, and associated tornado activity are frigthening. For Earth. The recent storms that have brought such devastating floods to China and the Iowa, as well as storms depicted in cinema like Twister, The Perfect Storm, and The Day After Tomorrow--all based upon real events (well, 2 out of 3 anyway)-- reveal Nature's fury at its full force, right? Absolutely! For Earth. There are, however, places in the Solar System where Earth's most violent maelstroms would be considered puny, and whose most violent wind would be a gentle breeze. The Great Red Spot of Jupiter, for example, is a hurricane-like storm roughly 2 1/2 times the size of the planet Earth that has been raging with winds up to 400 mph, ...