Lightning strike
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A lightning strike or lightning bolt is a lightning event in which an electric discharge takes place between the atmosphere and the ground. Most originate in a cumulonimbus cloud and terminate on the
Lightning striking the Eiffel Tower in 1902. The metal tower acts as a colossal lightning conductor. The presence of multiple bolts shows this is a time-exposure photograph
Memorial to a man killed by lightning in London, 1787
A tree exploded when struck by lightning.
This eucalyptus tree was struck by lightning, while two nearby conifers were untouched, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Roy Sullivan
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Roy Cleveland Sullivan was an American park ranger in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Between 1942 and 1977, Sullivan was claimed to have survived being struck by lightning seven times. For this
Lightning strike
…emergency landing. The plane hit the ground hard and caught on fire, which engulfed the plane on the runway. Of the 78 people on board, 41 were killed. Roy Sullivan national park ranger, died 1983, holds a Guinness World Record after surviving seven different lightning strikes. He had multiple injuries across his…
Sullivan. A prominent burn mark is visible on his ranger hat.