Earth from Orbit: When Lightning Strikes | NOAA
Lightning is a major public safety threat. It can strike at any time, but it is most common in the summer months. Lightning kills about 20 people each year in the United States and hundreds more are injured.
Recent severe thunderstorm activity has highlighted the dangers associated with lightning strikes. In the span of less than a week in early August, lightning led to several injuries and fatalities.
Credits: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)
Additional imagery courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)
Duration: 1 minute, 47 seconds
Release Date: August 18, 2022
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