The mycorrhizal network connecting trees can transfer nutrients and chemical signals across an entire forest.

A single lightning bolt contains about one billion joules of energy but lasts only a fraction of a second.

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The Carboniferous period had vast swamp forests.

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A bolt of lightning is five times hotter than the surface of the Sun.

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Akrotiri was preserved under volcanic ash on Santorini.

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The 2018 Camp Fire became one of California's deadliest wildfires.

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A microburst is a sudden downdraft from a thunderstorm — it can bring a plane down on approach.

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The largest man-made hole in the world is the Bingham Canyon copper mine in Utah — 4 km wide and 1.2 km deep.

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The tallest waterfall, Angel Falls in Venezuela, has a continuous drop of 807 meters.

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