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Lightning phenomenon
What do we know about lightning?
It moves at an approximate speed of 220,000 km/h
Its temperature can reach 30,000°C, i.e. 5 times the temperature of the surface of the sun!
A single lightning discharge averages 300,000 volts and can reach an energy of up to 1 billion volts.
The direct and indirect costs of damage caused by lightning run into the billions of euros every year worldwide.
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Each year, lightning is the cause of approximately 24,000 deaths and 240,000 injuries
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