Electrifying Photos of Lightning That Will Give You Thrills

Switzerland

The Swiss Federal Palace in Bern looks like a scene straight out of a painting during a thunderstorm in July 2009.

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Indonesia

This beautiful photograph taken from Ketep village in Magelang captures the moment lightning struck Mount Merapi volcano during the November 2010 eruptions.

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United States

The Empire State Building became a sight worthy of a Stephen King novel in this 1957 shot.

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Serbia

A string of lightning bolts light up the sky over Belgrade in June 2011.

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Chile

The Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano, which had been dormant for decades, erupted in June 2011, gushing ash more than 10 km into the air and producing this incredible dirty thunderstorm.

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