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Why it matters
Roughly a hundred bolts flash somewhere on the planet every second, each superheating the air to several times the temperature of the Sun's surface.
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Yıldırım Dünya'ya her gün birkaç milyon kez düşer.
Gezegenin bir yerinde her saniye kabaca yüz şimşek çakar; her biri havayı Güneş yüzeyinin birkaç katı sıcaklığa kadar aşırı ısıtır.
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