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Striking Images of Lightning From Around Globe

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Although one wouldn't wish it upon their worst enemy to feel the wrath of lightning, one may still enjoy these spectacular sights.

The natural phenomenon, which kills between 6,000-24,000 per year, has mesmerized and terrified humankind for ages. Although scientists had long ago proved that lightning flashes and thunderstorms are the result of electricity in the atmosphere rather than signs of the divine will, images of lightning still sometimes make people hold their breath and shiver. Check it out for yourself in Sputnik's gallery.

© REUTERS / Stefan WermuthLightning illuminates the sky above the Swiss Federal Palace (Bundeshaus) in Bern, Switzerland on May 27, 2018.
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Lightning illuminates the sky above the Swiss Federal Palace (Bundeshaus) in Bern, Switzerland on May 27, 2018.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankSpring lightning over blocks of flats in Moscow, Russia.
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Spring lightning over blocks of flats in Moscow, Russia.
© AFP 2023 / Hector RetamalLightning strikes over the sea on the coast of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, during an early morning thunderstorm on October 12, 2017.
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Lightning strikes over the sea on the coast of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, during an early morning thunderstorm on October 12, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / Mladen AntonovThis photograph taken on August 14, 2017, shows a lightning bolt striking a Stalin-era skyscraper during a storm over Moscow.
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This photograph taken on August 14, 2017, shows a lightning bolt striking a Stalin-era skyscraper during a storm over Moscow.
© AFP 2023 / Lana PriatnaThis picture taken on April 28, 2018, shows lighting over Mount Sinabung volcano in Karo, Indonesia. Sinabung roared back to life in 2010 for the first time in 400 years; after another period of inactivity it erupted once more in 2013 and has remained highly active ever since.
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This picture taken on April 28, 2018, shows lighting over Mount Sinabung volcano in Karo, Indonesia. Sinabung roared back to life in 2010 for the first time in 400 years; after another period of inactivity it erupted once more in 2013 and has remained highly active ever since.
© AFP 2023 / Patrick PleulLightning flashes over windmills of the Odervorland wind energy park near Sieversdorf, eastern Germany, on August 1, 2017.
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Lightning flashes over windmills of the Odervorland wind energy park near Sieversdorf, eastern Germany, on August 1, 2017.
© AP Photo / Noah BergerLightning forks over San Francisco's Oakland Bay Bridge as a storm passes through Oakland, California, US, on September 11, 2017.
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Lightning forks over San Francisco's Oakland Bay Bridge as a storm passes through Oakland, California, US, on September 11, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / Nicolas TucatFlashes of lightning strike above "La Cite du Vin" in Bordeaux, southwestern France, during a thunderstorm on July 18, 2017.
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Flashes of lightning strike above "La Cite du Vin" in Bordeaux, southwestern France, during a thunderstorm on July 18, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / Mariana Suarez Lightning strikes off the coast of Montevideo, Uruguay, on August 28, 2017. Following days of heavy rains, flooding in Uruguay has forced almost 900 people to flee their homes, authorities said Monday. Flooding in the country has grown increasingly common.
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Lightning strikes off the coast of Montevideo, Uruguay, on August 28, 2017. Following days of heavy rains, flooding in Uruguay has forced almost 900 people to flee their homes, authorities said Monday. Flooding in the country has grown increasingly common.
© REUTERS / Carl RecineLightning strikes above Wembley Stadium in London, the UK on May 26, 2018.
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Lightning strikes above Wembley Stadium in London, the UK on May 26, 2018.
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