11 LIGHTNING FACTS ABOUT LIGHTNING (MUST WATCH!)
FACTS ABOUT LIGHTNING STRIKES 1. Lightning strikes all over the world, all of the time. Annually approximately 1.4 billion lightning strikes occur across the globe. 2. We’re not kidding! It is calculated that 44 lightning strikes occur every second of every day! That equates to 3,000,000 daily. 3. It moves quickly – as you might expect! Lightning strikes at a speed of 270,000 mph. This is slower than the speed of light which travels at 670,000,000 mph. 4. What is fulgurite? Fulgurite is a product formed by lightning striking sandy soil, or sand. It is formed by the fusion of grains which bond together in tubular shapes. They take on a ‘glass-like’ form. 5. Can helicopters cause lightning? Helicopters do sometimes trigger a lightning strike! They do this because they introduce a negative charge to positively charged clouds or weather. This sometimes triggers a lightning reaction! 6. Plants can actually benefit from lightning. Plants rely on nitrogen to grow st...