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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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.
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Look how fiery the lightning looks toward the bottom.
It's as much menacing as it is spectacularly beautiful.
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The place that usually observes the solstice gets light of a different kind.
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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.
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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.
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Port Hicks Lighthouse in Victoria, Australia.
Achieved by long exposure (apparently).
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View taken of Cape Town from Camps Bay, with Table Mountain on the right.
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A breathtaking mesa view.
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When two powers of fire meet. Lightning during a volcanic eruption in Southern Chile.
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So blue, so beautiful.
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This reminds me of the scene from Independence Day.
This is the volcano that caused all the air traffic problems in April 2010.
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Photo from 2008.
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Why is lightning over the sea always so spectacular?
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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.
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Supercell lightning.
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The volcano in Southern Japan erupted in January 2013.
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Mother Nature and man in harmony to produce a
spectacular show.
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It must be pretty amazing and somewhat scary driving across the bridge during a storm like this.
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Only Mother Nature could create such a palette.
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I just love pictures of lightning and volcanoes.
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Walt Disney couldn't have imagined it better.
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Look at the way the lightning has lit up that bank of
cumulonimbus cloud.
As if the scenery isn't already spectacular enough.
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It's not always sunny in the Sunshine State.
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The Gods of Olympus speak.
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Mother Nature wins again.
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All that glisters is not gold.
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Lightning strikes the hoodoo formations during a summer rainstorm.
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Seen from the Hancock Tower, lighting strikes both the Willis Tower, right, and the Trump Tower in downtown Chicago
Some pictures of lightning really do look like they came straight out of a Disney movie.
Storm chasers looking for a tornado found lightning instead.
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I know you've already seen one stunning photograph of lighting over the Grand Canyon but this is just as good.
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Mother Nature can do what she pleases and we can't do anything about it.
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?