Lightning can heat air hotter than the surface of the Sun.

A waterspout is a tornado over water — they can reach heights of 5 km and travel for over an hour.

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The most tornadoes in a single day occurred on April 27, 2011 — 218 twisters struck the southeastern US.

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Some trees can communicate with each other using underground fungal networks.

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Lightning is hotter than the surface of the Sun.

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Lightning strikes the Earth about 100 times per second.

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The average lightning bolt is about 1 inch wide and 5 miles long.

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The first flowering plants appeared during the Cretaceous period.

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A fire tornado is a spinning column of fire — they can reach 1,600°C and heights of over 100 meters.

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