Thunder is a sonic boom caused by superheated air expanding faster than sound.

Volcanic ash can damage engines and machinery.

The Pantanal in South America is the world's largest tropical wetland area, covering up to 195,000 square kilometers.

A moonbow (lunar rainbow) is a rainbow created by moonlight — seen at night near waterfalls.

The sandbox tree (Hura crepitans) explodes when ripe, flinging seeds up to 45 meters at over 70 km/h.

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

Microbursts are intense downdrafts from thunderstorms — they have caused numerous plane crashes during takeoff and landing.

Trees in a forest share resources through mycorrhizal networks — mother trees can send carbon to seedlings in shade.

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