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Can Lightning Travel Through Ice?

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Can Lightning Travel Through Ice? As electrical fields pass through the ice crystals, they become polarized and align, generating energy that is discharged when lightning flashes—at times creating so much energy that a bolt can heat the air it passes through to 50,000°F. What happens when lightning hits snow? If it all comes together, that

Can Lightning Travel Through Water?

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Can Lightning Travel Through Water? No. Lightning can travel through plumbing . It is best to avoid all water during a lightning storm. Can you swim in the ocean if its lightning? So what’s the takeaway? It’s best not to swim in saltwater or freshwater when there’s an active storm present. And the most important