The secrets of lightning | DW Documentary

Lightning is a force of nature. Traveling at a speed of 100,000 km/h, with a temperature five times that of the Sun's surface, it strikes the Earth millions of times a day.

But what makes lightning? Does it have a purpose? The phenomenon has puzzled generations of scientists for centuries, from Benjamin Franklin to Nikola Tesla. Today, in a bid to unravel its true nature, researchers are trying to achieve something once thought to be impossible: capturing lightning.

This science documentary travels to the most lightning-struck places on the planet, as well as into the laboratory and to remote places, to explore this incredible multidisciplinary scientific quest. Using the latest techniques, the film takes viewers behind the chaos and mystical beauty of one of nature’s most extreme events. In the end, viewers understand so much more about lightning - a superpower with life-giving qualities.

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