Weather
Lightning Takes the Distance
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Lightning detection systems have discovered that lightning can travel a distance of 60 miles or more. Vertical lightning strikes can stretch a distance between 5 to 10 miles while Horizontal lightning strikes can be 60 miles or more.
The longest lightning bolts start at the beginning of a squall line and travel horizontally behind the squall line [...]
Destruction Caused By Lightning
Lightning sets about 10,000 forest fires every year in the United States. These fires begin when lightning strikes dry “fuel”. The dry fuel can be dry grass, shrubs, leaves, branches, and brush among others.
During the dry season, these fires will rage continuously feeding on everything in sight. This high volume of destruction causes approximately [...]