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Why should we protect ourselves during a thunderstorm?

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During thunderstorms, charge built up in clouds is discharged as lightning. The lightning bolt carries a very large amount of current, which heats up the air around it and also heats up the objects it hits. The large current and heat can cause heavy damage to structures, injure or even kill people. Therefore, we need to protect ourselves during a thunderstorm.

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