The Earth sees about 760 thunderstorms every hour, scientists have calculated.
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There is enough energy in one bolt of lightning to power a home for two weeks!
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The winter of 1932 in the US was so cold that Niagara falls froze completely solid!
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Carbon dioxide is a trace gas and by itself will produce little warming. Also, as CO2 increases, the incremental warming is less, as the effect is logarithmic so the more CO2, the less warming it produces.
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Rain contains vitamin B12.
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There is a persistent storm in Venezuela that produces lightning 140 to 160 nights a year, 10 hours per day and up to 280 times per hour and has been going since at least the 16th century.
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It snows more in the Grand Canyon than it does in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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