The Earth sees about 760 thunderstorms every hour, scientists have calculated.
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Contrary to popular belief, lightning travels from the ground upwards not from the sky downwards.
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In ten minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined!
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Snowiest city in the U.S. : Blue canyon, California.
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It snows more in the Grand Canyon than it does in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women!
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Circumhorizontal arcs (loosely known as fire rainbows) are the rarest of all naturally occurring atmospheric phenomena.
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Carbon dioxide is a trace gas and by itself will produce little warming. Also, as CO2 increases, the incremental warming is less, as the effect is logarithmic so the more CO2, the less warming it produces.
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