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Lightning strikes behind two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, in the Pacific Ocean on
April 8, 2009. -- (Mass Communication 2nd Class Elliott Fabrizio/U.S. Navy)

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by Firefly Ridge

found in both the Lightning and Thunderheads pool.

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FT.MYERS, FL - AUGUST 16: Lightning strikes the ground as a violent thunder storm
approaches the area August 16, 2004 in Ft. Myers, Florida. The town of Punta Gorda,
located approximately 25 miles away from Ft. Myers, received the blunt force of
Hurricane Charley, causing vast destruction and about 16 weather related deaths, to date.
-- (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Alright. Turns out I have not yet posted this photo, so enjoy the delay... I, mean, the image.

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Can you stand the rain? by Super Flower ♥ إظبيه

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Eyjafjallajökull spews hot ash and lightening in a series of WE HAVE ANGERED
THE GOD OF FIRE photos by Marco Fulle.


[metafilter.]

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courtesy of Jason (you don't know him)

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Thunderstruck Thessaloniki!!!!!!!!! (Greece) by Manolis Thr.

author's comments:
A major thunderstorm hit tonight Thessaloniki!! After the heat and the humidity we had all day, just after the sunset, a multicell began to form west of Thessaloniki. I prepared my camera and head for the sea-side walk of the city where it is a nice place to catch some lightnings! This storm was extreme... Torrential rain, severe winds, and an enormous frequency of lightnings hit the city with the result of many flooded roads and buildings, total blackout all over central north Greece (central Macedonia) after one bolt that hit the central power station and many many car and shop alarms started to shout! Of course all the people were scared and they were trying to find a shelter..

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burnin burschi (The Burj Dubai) by psycho bob


{ Taken in Al Wasl, Dubai ; Taken on January 14, 2009 }

[current.gizmodo.]

Nice!

I've finally finished my "EKKO" - camera control computer thingie and are awaiting the thunderstorms of fall in order to capture my own lightning shots. (a long wait...)

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Deer Creek, OK - Cloud to Ground Lightning ; photo by Bill Paige ; June of 2009



+ bonus shots

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[kfor.]

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Double Strike by Dennis Jones

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(lightning storm strikes seen in New Mexico, US) by Roch Hart


[photoshelter.]

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captured by Leszek Bujnowski


[fotoblur.]

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This amazing picture taken of the Christ Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro puts a new meaning to the phrase 'touched by the hand of God.'

The 130 foot tall statue which is located on the peak of the Corcovado Mountain, was stuck by lightening during a storm in the Brazilian city displaying this divinely electric image.

Named one of the modern Wonders of the World in 2007, the statue which is the largest one of Christ and can be seen for miles appeared unscathed from the miraculous bolt.

{ Photo was taken during a lightning storm in Rio de Janeiro on February 10, 2008. }


[metro.] + [DailyMail.]

"A Show of Lightning Ripples Across the North Texas Sky Above the Bass Performance Hall"


[allposters.]

it's also the cover to this
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finally... finally, found the source:

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A show of lightning ripples across the North Texas sky
above the Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas,
on Thursday June 14, 2001, in downtown Fort Worth.
A strong line of thunderstorms moved through the
Dallas-Fort Worth area dumping several inches of rain.
-- (Photo: Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo)


(didn't think to even to say this, but thank God for Chinese blogs.)

[netscape.weather.]

Jet, I'm struck and lightened by your being one of my favorite librarians.

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Lightning strikes west of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa on Wednesday,
May 26, 2010. Ottawa reached a record breaking 34 degrees Celsius (93 Fahrenheit)
on Wednesday. -- (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Pawel Dwulit)

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by Joan Gelabert ; seen in Palma de Mallorca, España

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The airspace above Munich is once again closed due to ash hazard - and there is
no end in sight, it looks as if the volcano still hold us for a long time once again to trot.


[wissenslogs.]

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Photography and thrill-seeking/educational documentation by Tyler Burg

author's comments:
Here an image from May 18th somewhere west of Woodward, Oklahoma taken around midnight while driving to our hotel in Oklahoma City.

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Lightning streaks across the sky towards downtown Chicago | Telegraph

Stimulating images. Great thread.

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'The Perfect Storm', captured by Jeremy Somers (ironic name) - Bing winner?

author's comments:
lightning strike over Sydney, Australia.

Bing's take:

"A summer storm envelopes the Sydney skyline."
This photo by Jeremy Somers won our first ever Facebook Photo Contest
as voted by Fans of Bing. Full interview here.

[techcrunch.] + [phototrend.] + [mashable.] + [joshspear.]

Chicago Lighting Strikes

shot by Craig Shimala

author's comments:
Last night, in Chicago, a nasty storm rolled through. This epic video shows the three tallest buildings in the city (the Hancock,
the Trump, and the Willis towers) getting struck by lighting. Un-*^^@%g-believable.


[vimeo.]

Jet,
I found this one in the news today oh oh ...seems likely that it's another shot/perspective of the storm in the vid you posted above

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Lightning strikes both the Willis Tower, right, and the Trump Tower in downtown Chicago, Illinois,
as a severe storm rolls through the region on Wednesday, June 23, 2010. This view is from the Hancock Tower.
(Chris Sweda/ Chicago Tribune)

Such is the powers and beholded-ness(?) of my coincidence monster, BadNick.
I'm positively "electrifying" with my good luck/ bad luck timing. It "shocks" me, too, at times.

This is one of those instances in which I'm two (times) late for something, this time being: 2 months.

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More from Eyjafjallajokull (Photo Gallery) - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Lightning streaks across the sky as lava flows from a volcano in Eyjafjallajokul April 17, 2010.
-- (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)

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+ bonus(es)

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Lightning by ~Markus-Weldon on deviantART (click the image to activate animation)

amazing!

Incredible! I'm moving to Florida soon and understand the area I'll be at is considered one of the US's top lightening places. Should be beautiful and noisy.

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TANGLED UP -- Lightning strikes the ground during this time-lapse photo of
a storm cell moving toward the Blue Mountains outside Pendleton, Oregon.
--(Photo: E.J. Harris / East Oregonian via the San Francisco Chronicle)

rare lightning + rainbow combination

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American Papist: Not Your Average Catholic!: Amazing photo of the day: Lightning and a Rainbow

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Close One! by aixcracker

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Incredible picture of a lightning rainbow during a thunderstorm that came through my town last night [reddit]

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Lightning lights up the night sky of Roswell, New Mexico, as a thunderstorm passes
through town on July 14, 2010. --(AP Photo/Roswell Daily Record, Mark Wilson)

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A flash of lightning illuminates the sky over the 2,500-year-old Ancient Parthenon
temple, at the Acropolis hill during a heavy rainfall in Athens, Greece early on
Monday, June 28, 2010. --(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)


[TheBigPicture.]

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Lightning on Galveston Bay by Louis Vest
{Thunderstorm on Galveston Bay, Houston Ship Channel. // June 25, 2008.}

These are quite cool! We love lightning and thunder storms!