Lightning strikes the Earth approximately 50 times a second and can strike hundreds of times in the same place. The Empire State building gets hit about 25 times a year.
Lightning strikes the Earth approximately 50 times a second and can strike hundreds of times in the same place. The Empire State building gets hit about 25 times a year.
General Note
Originally released by Smithsonian Media, 2014.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 10, 2015.
Content Note
Does Lightning Ever Strike Twice?: Ask Smithsonian (1:00); .