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Basics of Lightning

 Lightning is random, unpredictable and second only to flash floods in causing storm-related deaths in the United States. 
 A single stroke of lightning has 125,000,000 volts of electricity. That's enough power to light a 100-watt light bulb for more than 3 months, or enough to seriously hurt or to kill someone. Lightning is something you should not be careless around.