Lightning
This documentary explores lightning, one of nature's strangest and most powerful phenomena, hotter than the surface of the sun. It follows a lightning stroke from its birth in the clouds to the eerie whistlers that follow, unpacking the science of electrical storms. The film reveals the beauty and danger crackling through the sky. Vivid and educational, it demystifies a familiar wonder. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.
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