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STRIKING SNAPSHOTS
Lightning constantly strikes our planet. Each minute, nearly 1,800 thunderstorms are brewing somewhere in Earth’s sky. Those storms create about a hundred lightning strikes a second.
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Sparks Fly
Lightning comes in many different forms. Forked lightning looks like tree branches.
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Sizzling Sky
Lightning is superhot. A bolt heats the surrounding air to more than 43,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Zap!
A bolt can make more electricity than all the power plants in the United States put together.
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