• Question: Why is lightning hotter than other types of electricity and fire?

    Asked by zest43egg to Caitríona on 12 Nov 2019.
    • Photo: Caitríona Sheridan

      Caitríona Sheridan answered on 12 Nov 2019:

      Thanks for your question. Lightning is so hot because the amount of electrical current that flows through the strike! This is due to electrical discharges where there is a difference between storm clouds and the ground. It can be hotter than the sun.

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