11K views · 201 reactions | ⚡ Lightning strikes around the world about 100 times a second. It also puts out a heat five times hotter than the surface of the sun! But what is lightning, and where does it come from? Sophie and Marie explain in this video with the help of a Van De Graff Generator. Learn more about Lightning and our Lightning Room in our FAQs page: https://fal.cn/37NJZ | Scienceworks | Facebook

1.7M views · 20K shares | This incredible video shows the lightning that was present in a large weather system that moved across the USA last week. The video uses data from the GOES-16 satellite, a weather satellite operated by NOAA. | IFLScience | Facebook