Lightning

Meteorology is the study of the earth's atmosphere and especially the study of weather. A meteorologist is a person who studies the atmosphere. One of nature's displays of electrical forces is the lightning storm. A lightning stroke is a brief but large current of negative charge that travels from cloud to ground along a "wire" of air molecules that have been ionized or ripped apart. The awesome power of the lightning stroke originates in the …

…a favorite target. Tall trees are also preferred. In general, tall objects have a higher probability of being hit. In a thunderstorm, the safest place to be is inside a large building equipped with lightning rods or a car. But if you are caught outside, don't stand under a tree. So now that you know a little bit more about lightning, you can be safe as well as enjoy the natural beauty in the sky.