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Lightning For other uses, see  Lightning (disambiguation) . "Return stroke" redirects here. For other uses, see  Return stroke (disambiguation) . Not to be confused with  Lighting . Strokes of cloud-to-ground lightning during a  thunderstorm "> Play media High-speed, slow-motion lightning video captured at 6,200 frames per second Cloud-to-ground lightning in  Maracaibo ,  Venezuela A lightning bolt at  Petrified Forest National Park , USA Lightning  is a naturally occurring  electrostatic discharge  during which two  electrically charged  regions in the  atmosphere  or ground temporarily equalize themselves, causing the instantaneous release of as much as one  gigajoule  of  energy . [1] [2] [3]  This discharge may produce a wide range of  electromagnetic radiation , from very hot  plasma  created by the rapid movement of  electrons  to brilliant flashes of  visible li...