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Explained: What causes Earth’s strongest lightning
Jerusalem:  A team of scientists has decoded how superbolts — Earth’s strongest lightning — occur. Superbolts make up less than 1 per cent of total lightning, but when they do strike, they pack a powerful punch. According to the new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, superbolts are more likely to strike the closer a storm cloud’s electrical charging zone is to the land or ocean’s surface. These conditions are responsible for superbolt “hotspots” above some oceans and tall mountains. While the average lightning strike contains around 300 million volts, superbolts are 1,000 times stronger and can cause major damage to infrastructure and ships, said the resear

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