Meteorology is the study of the earth's atmosphere and especially the study of weather. A meteorologist is a person who studies the atmosphere. One of nature's displays of electrical forces is the lightning storm. A lightning stroke is a brief but large current of negative charge that travels from cloud to ground along a "wire" of air molecules that have been ionized or ripped apart. The awesome power of the lightning stroke originates in the …showed first 75 words of 635 total…

…showed last 75 words of 635 total…a favorite target. Tall trees are also preferred. In general, tall objects have a higher probability of being hit. In a thunderstorm, the safest place to be is inside a large building equipped with lightning rods or a car. But if you are caught outside, don't stand under a tree. So now that you know a little bit more about lightning, you can be safe as well as enjoy the natural beauty in the sky.