thunder and lightning

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For some people, weather such as thunder and lightning could trigger it, while for others it might be sensitivity to light.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

The storms have brought significant thunder and lightning but generally have been accompanied by light rainfall, a tenth of an inch or less.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025

Warm temperatures allow the atmosphere to hold more humidity, and that humidity is a prerequisite for building clouds—specifically, the tall, menacing cumulonimbus clouds that produce thunder and lightning.

From National Geographic • Sep. 12, 2023

It warned of so-called dry storms - thunder and lightning without rainfall - in many parts of the country.

From Reuters • Aug. 9, 2023

But Zeus had now got the thunder and lightning under his own control.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton