How not to get struck by lightning

Lightning is incredibly powerful - and can be incredibly dangerous. And it's becoming more common.

In this video, Sophia Herod from BBC Weather busts some common myths about lightning. She describes new types of lightning - TLEs - that were only discovered in the 1990s.

Sophia also shares what to do if you find yourself in an electrical storm - and crucially - what not to do.

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