I lived in Tampa Bay, Florida for 6 months or so. They say it is the lightning capital of the world, I don't know, but there was an awful lot. I loved it!
This is not Tampa, but you get the picture:
(from APOD)
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I always found lightning strangely invigorating.
Central Africa has the highest lightning rate, although Florida is highest for the U.S.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning#Records_and_locations
Well, when you live there, the US is the whole world! Thanks for the info.
"Well, when you live there, the US is the whole world! Thanks for the info. "
Never a truer word spoken.
Darwin is a nice place to be if you like lightning.