Quoting Martin A. Uman

the energy in a thunderstorm is comparable to that of an atomic bomb, but trying to harvest the energy of lightning from the ground is hopeless
— Martin A. Uman

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7:22am on March 13, 2022 from Nelson, New Zealand


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                note: co-director of the Lightning Research Laboratory at the University of Florida
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