In the last few years we have seen some spectacular thunderstorms in the UK, but these photographs of lightning all around the world are unreal in comparison. I found lots of pictures that have been photoshopped - and they are pretty spectacular - but I'm bringing you just what appear to be natural photographs of lightning in all its glory.
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1. Chattanooga March 2012
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Pictures of lightning combined with other weather features are spectacular.
Chattanooga's March skies were painted with an astonishing electrical display. Captured at just the right moment, the image crystallizes nature's raw power, as jagged bolts slice through the calm. This visual symphony, a dance between relenting clouds and the fierce incandescence of a storm's heart, is a testament to the thrilling beauty that unfurls above us. With each lightning strike, the heavens narrate an ancient story of elemental fury and majesty, leaving us in awe of the Earth's breathtaking climatic orchestra.
2. Stormy Sea
Via Dailymovement
As if the power of the ocean wasn't forbidding enough.
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3. Golden Flashes
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Look how fiery the lightning looks toward the bottom.
4. The Menace of the Sky
It's as much menacing as it is spectacularly beautiful.
5. Splitting the Sky
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It looks like a tear in the sky.
6. Stonehenge Lightning
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The place that usually observes the solstice gets light of a different kind.
7. Incarnation
Via Lighting Research: Lightscapes
I've heard that Hindus call this phenomenon the Incarnation, when you can see the elephant head God of Ganesh in the image. This image of the meeting of a tornado and lightning was captured in Rome, Ga.
8. Multiple
Via Lightning
This is called the Eternal Lightning Field lightning and is in Venezuela. For ten hours each night for up to 160 nights per year, the lightning puts on a show like a wild dance of fire.
9. Victoria, Australia
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Port Hicks Lighthouse in Victoria, Australia.
10. Lightning Bolt Hitting a Tree!
Achieved by long exposure (apparently).
11. Cape Town, South Africa
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View taken of Cape Town from Camps Bay, with Table Mountain on the right.
12. The Statue of Liberty
Via Gr8 Shot
Shine a light on Lady Liberty.
13. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
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A breathtaking mesa view.
14. Ash Plume
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When two powers of fire meet. Lightning during a volcanic eruption in Southern Chile.
15. Pacifica, California
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So blue, so beautiful.
16. Wild
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This reminds me of the scene from Independence Day.
17. Contradiction
Via Spectacular natural phenomena photos
Beauty and strength.
18. Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland
This is the volcano that caused all the air traffic problems in April 2010.
19. Thunderstorm over the Tri-Cities
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Photo from 2008.
20. Near Pula, Croatia
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Why is lightning over the sea always so spectacular?
21. Taiwan
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What an incredible color.
The intense hues captured in this shot are a testament to the dramatic beauty that nature can unleash. Like a painter splashing vibrantly onto a blank canvas, the lightning strikes in Taiwan bring a powerful energy that is both awe-inspiring and slightly terrifying. The electric blues and purples paint the sky with a spectral glory, offering a glimpse into the raw power of the natural world. Taiwan's skies remind us of the delicate balance between beauty and the forces that sculpt our planet. It's a celestial dance that mesmerizes onlookers with every brilliant flash.
22. Nebraska
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Supercell lightning.
23. Sakurajima, Japan
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The volcano in Southern Japan erupted in January 2013.
24. Fireworks Show
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The power of nature overcomes anything man can make.
25. Lightning Strikes during a Firework Display
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Mother Nature and man in harmony to produce a
spectacular show.
26. The Eiffel Tower
Via Paris
Well, they do call Paris the City of Light.
27. Edinburgh, Scotland
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This is Arthur's Steps.
28. San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge
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It must be pretty amazing and somewhat scary driving across the bridge during a storm like this.
29. The End of the World
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Only Mother Nature could create such a palette.
30. Eyjafjallajokull Volcano, Iceland
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I just love pictures of lightning and volcanoes.
31. Clouds
Awesome clouds.
32. Grand Canyon National Park
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Wowser!
33. Rainbow Lightning
Via Beautiful Nature
A gift from the Weather Goddess.
34. Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
Via Blue Pueblo
Walt Disney couldn't have imagined it better.
35. Shanghai
Via #SHANGHAiMAGE#Another Night in Shanghai2013
Very tall buildings have their uses.
36. Corio Bay, Victoria, Australia
Via 2013 Australian Weather Calendar
Look at the way the lightning has lit up that bank of
cumulonimbus cloud.
37. Grand Canyon National Park
As if the scenery isn't already spectacular enough.
38. Lightning Strikes Pine Tree
Via Lightning strikes pine tree
Come on baby, light my fire.
39. Santa Fe, New Mexico
Via Her eyes were huge things.
Gloriously magnificent.
40. Florida Beach
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It's not always sunny in the Sunshine State.
41. The Parthenon, Athens
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The Gods of Olympus speak.
42. Lightning Strikes Fireworks
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Mother Nature wins again.
43. Winter Sea
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All that glisters is not gold.
44. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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Lightning strikes the hoodoo formations during a summer rainstorm.
45. Out of the Blue
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Look at that breathtaking reflection in the lake.
46. Double Strike
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Seen from the Hancock Tower, lighting strikes both the Willis Tower, right, and the Trump Tower in downtown Chicago
47. Nature's Whip
Some pictures of lightning really do look like they came straight out of a Disney movie.
48. Monument Valley
Via Lightning Strike at Monument Valley
A ribbon of power
49. TUCSON, Arizona
Via Lightning over Tuscon, Arizona | ...
Unreal!
50. Clearwater, Kansas
Storm chasers looking for a tornado found lightning instead.
51. Grand Canyon
Via mooi
I know you've already seen one stunning photograph of lighting over the Grand Canyon but this is just as good.
52. McDonald’s
An act of God?
53. Space Shuttle Discovery
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To infinity and beyond.
54. The Empire State Building
Via Bolt of Lightning Striking the ...
The lightning rod doing its job.
55. Crater Storm, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
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Mother Nature can do what she pleases and we can't do anything about it.
56. Eyjafjalajökull, Iceland
Yes it's that Icelandic volcano again.
Are you exhausted from looking at this collection of amazing photos of lightning? I loved them and am very happy to sit and watch thunderstorms and lightning storms. How about you?
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