# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CkvpVO_IncA
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73498334-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/50281cf2d2.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-11-09T15:01:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Did you know most lightning never reaches the ground? ⚡⁣
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It's also incredibly hot. When it strikes, the air around its bolt can reach temperatures of up to five times hotter than the sun's surface!

#EarthCapture by craig_hilts⁣
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#BBCEarth #Lightning #CloudToCloudLightning #Landscapephotography #SkyPhotography #EarthLovers

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## Tags

bbcearth, earthcapture, cloudtocloudlightning, landscapephotography, skyphotography, earthlovers, lightning

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