Contrary to popular belief, lightning travels from the ground upwards not from the sky downwards.
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The Earth sees about 760 thunderstorms every hour, scientists have calculated.
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In 1859, the largest known geomagnetic storm struck the Caribbean, causing an aurora and telegraphs could even operate without a power source.
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Temperatures have been cooling since 2002, even as carbon dioxide has continued to rise.
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Circumhorizontal arcs (loosely known as fire rainbows) are the rarest of all naturally occurring atmospheric phenomena.
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It snows more in the Grand Canyon than it does in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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