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- Lightning - National Geographic SocietyLightning is very, very hot—hotter than the surface of the sun. It can reach 28,000 degrees Celsius (50,000 degrees Fahrenheit). Lightning is more likely to strike objects that stick up off of the ground, including people. In the U.S., lightning kills an average of 58 people each year. That’s more deaths than are caused by tornadoes and ...
- Lightning | Voltage, Causes, & Facts | Britannicalightning, the visible discharge of electricity that occurs when a region of a cloud acquires an excess electrical charge, either positive or negative, that is sufficient to break down the resistance of air. Is ball lightning real? Learn about the mysterious phenomenon of ball lightning. See all videos for this article.
- Flash Facts About Lightning - National Geographic• Lightning is a giant discharge of electricity accompanied by a brilliant flash of light and a loud crack of thunder. The spark can reach over five miles (eight kilometers) in length, raise the...
- What Causes Lightning and Thunder? - NOAA SciJinksOften lightning occurs between clouds or inside a cloud. But the lightning we usually care about most is the lightning that goes from clouds to ground—because that's us! As the storm moves over the ground, the strong negative charge in the cloud attracts positive charges in the ground.
- Real Time Lightning Map :: LightningMaps.orgSee lightning strikes in real time across the planet. Free access to maps of former thunderstorms. By Blitzortung.org and contributors.
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