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Lightning—Awesome Force in the Sky!Awake!—1977 | October 22
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Thus, step by step, the successive leaders open a path of strongly ionized air, one to ten meters (3 to 30 feet) wide, toward the earth.
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Lightning—Awesome Force in the Sky!Awake!—1977 | October 22
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[Chart on page 20]
A Typical Lightning Bolt
Length: 3 miles (5 kilometers)
Strokes per Bolt: 3 or 4
Peak Current: 20,000 amperes
Voltage: 100,000,000 volts
Peak Power: 2,000,000,000 kilowatts
Duration: 1/5 second
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