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Lightning
A sudden and visible discharge of electricity produced in a thunderstorm, creating a flash of light generated by the flow of electrons between opposite charged parts of a cumulonimbus cloud. This can occur within a cloud, between clouds, from the cloud to air, or from the cloud to the ground. For examples, see heat lightning and ball lightning.
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