Demystified: Can Lightning Strike the Same Place Twice?

"Lightning never strikes the same place twice" is a common phrase you've probably heard before.

Can’t see this email? view online   Can’t see this email? view online DEMYSTIFIED Can Lightning Strike the Same Place Twice? In the U.S. alone there is an average of 20 million cloud-to-ground lightning strikes per year. What are the odds that something extremely unlikely, such as lightning striking the same place twice, will happen? Find out in this week's Demystified. READ MORE advertisement advertisement Follow: To unsubscribe from Britannica emails, click here This email was sent by: Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200, Chicago, Illinois, 60654, United States © 2020 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. • Privacy Policy • Help