lightning storm

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The last place you want to be when it rains, or during a lightning storm, is clinging to a steel cable on slippery granite high above the treeline.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024

The plume produced the most intense lightning storm ever seen, with 2,600 flashes per minute at its peak and totaling about 192,000 flashes over the course of 11 hours.

From Scientific American • Jun. 21, 2023

The January 2022 eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga produced the most extreme lightning storm ever recorded.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 21, 2023

We needed clear skies to make the star field photographs, and I needed to avoid camping above the tree line in a lightning storm.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

There are many things that don’t scare me, but being outside in a lightning storm is not one of them.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon