Why is lightening more likely to strike trees and skyscrapers rather than other places?

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Why is lightening more likely to strike trees and skyscrapers rather than other places?

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Air is a really poor conductor of electricity and literally everything else is a better conductor. So lightning takes the path where it’s offered least resistance which can be anything, not just trees and skyscrapers.

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