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Question
What are the effects of lightning?
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Solution
Effects of lightning:
- Lightning can cause fire and shatter buildings, resulting in a lot of destruction and damage to the property.
- Lightning can burn trees and cause forest fires.
- Lightning injuries or sometimes even kill animals and human beings instantly.
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