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World 3 · Lightning and Thunder · 12 min · PRO

Charging a cloud: where lightning begins

How ice makes electric charge

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  • The flash: leader and return stroke
  • Thunder and distance: count the seconds
  • Lightning safety: when thunder roars, go indoors
  • Growing a hailstone: up and down the updraft
  • Sizes and updrafts: why bigger hail needs stronger storms
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