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What are advantages and disadvantages of lightning? |
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One of the advantages is that it creates ozone and we need that to protect ourselves from ultra-violet radiation coming from the sun.
The other advantage is that is starts wild fires, and they are a good thing when they happen regularly before the brush gets too deep. When dead wood gets burned off, it keeps any new fires from getting too big. That is the they way nature works to balance the ecosystem. It is only when we humans put out all the fires that the dead wood, brush, and overgrowth gets so big that when a wild fire does get started by lightning or a careless person throwing a disgusting cigarette butt out that the fires get out of control.
Another advantage of lightning is that it is just so gosh darned cool. I cannot think of a better way to enjoy the beauty and majesty of nature than to sit, watch, and listen to a thunderstorm!
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