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How many lightning bolts strike the Earth worldwide per second?

About 100 lightning strikes per second

Background

Thunderstorms are happening on Earth all the time, even if we cannot see them. Every single second, about 100 lightning bolts strike somewhere on the planet. That adds up to more than 8 million strikes in a single day. Most of them hit the sea or empty deserts.

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