Lightning: The Deadly Truth
Aug. 18, 2006

You may have heard the expression "lightning never strikes the same place twice." But that is one of the many lightning stories that scientists say are not true.

Lightning kills more people each year than snowstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes. In fact, among natural disasters, only floods take more lives than lightning.

Lightning is deadly in part because it is so powerful. The average flash has enough energy to light a 100-watt light bulb for three months. Plus, a flash of lightning heats the air around it to nearly 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit (27,760 degrees Celsius).

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