LIGHTNINGSTRIKE
Lightning strike
Lightning strikes are electrical discharges on a massive scale between the atmosphere and an earth-bound object. They mostly originate in thunderclouds and terminate on the ground, called Cloud to Ground lightning. However, upward propagating lightning may also be initiated from a very tall grounded object and reach into the clouds.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Lightning strike
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