Contrary to popular belief, lightning travels from the ground upwards not from the sky downwards.
101
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.
25
There is enough energy in one bolt of lightning to power a home for two weeks!
102
The Earth sees about 760 thunderstorms every hour, scientists have calculated.
185
9 out of 10 lightning strike victims survive!
246
Moist air holds heat better than dry air.
114
The winter of 1912 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze over.
35