What Causes Lightning and Thunder?

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I’ve always been fascinated by thunderstorms. Can someone explain why we see lightning before we hear thunder, and what exactly causes both of these phenomena?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

FYI (til) it takes the sound about 5 seconds to travel one mile (1km in about 3 seconds.)

Flash… boom is dang close.

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