Lightning is one of nature's most awesome displays, but it can also be one of its most deadly. Thankfully, there's a way to ...
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The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Maricopa County starting at 4:18 p.m. March 13.
The temperature of a lightning bolt is 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit ... we are usually referring to cloud-to-ground lightning (CG). There are many other types and even colors of lightning!
the cloud becomes a giant capacitor, building electrical energy as the ice crystals bump past each other. Eventually, that capacitor discharges, and out shoots a lightning bolt, five times hotter ...