Why Does Lightning Strike with Such Deadly Power? 🌩️⚡ Lightning is one of nature’s most unstoppable forces — a massive electric discharge caused by opposite charges between storm clouds and the ground. ⚡ When the charge builds beyond the air’s limit, electricity explodes through the sky at over 30,000°C — five times hotter than the Sun’s surface! ☀️ When lightning hits a tree, the sap vaporizes instantly, making the trunk explode from the inside. Airplanes get struck regularly but stay safe tha

It’s been quite the week of weather… record heat, thousands of lightning strikes, and now a chance of measurable rainfall at times to start the week. Cooler and breezy conditions will continue and here’s why one of the driest times of year may not be over the next 5 to 7 days. NBC Bay Area | Rob Mayeda NBC Bay Area

Roy Sullivan, a Virginia park ranger, survived 7 lightning strikes over 35 years, earning the title “Human Lightning Rod.” The odds are beyond impossible, yet he lived to tell his story #LightningStrike #Survivor #Impossible #Record #Storm #Weather #Nature #Incredible #Survival #Phenomenon | Real Life Things