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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

As summer fades, Bay Area gets a lightning show

By 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, the weather service had recorded about 4,800 lightning strikes from Sacramento to San Luis Obispo, including 1,300 that touched the ground. The weather service said an unknown amount of fires started overnight in southeast Monterey County and in southwestern Fresno County early Tuesday. It was not known immediately how big any of those fires were, but Cal Fire had not reported any new ones on its list of California's major ones.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Weather tracker: France reels from deadly thunderstorms and lightning

Severe thunderstorms in France resulted in fatalities, injuries, and extensive damage due to weather phenomena and a recent heat dome.
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fromFuturism
5 months ago

Scientists Intrigued by Tree That Harnesses Electricity to Kill Its Enemies

The tonka bean tree thrives in lightning strikes, unlike most other trees that suffer damage.
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