Lightning strikes Earth millions of times every single day — around 8 million lightning flashes all over the planet! That’s because thunderstorms are happening somewhere in the world almost every minute.
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Weather radar (electronic rain detector) can detect the rain shower conditions that might lead to rainbow formation!
Rainbow prediction apps use information about the Sun’s position and local weather conditions to help people spot rainbows!
Geographic Patterns
At Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo, powerful lightning storms called Catatumbo lightning happen nearly every night — often up to about 300 nights in a year — making it one of the most lightning‑struck places on Earth!
Formation & Science
Hail forms when water droplets are carried upward by strong thunderstorm updrafts into very cold areas of the atmosphere, where they freeze into balls of ice!