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Why is there thunder and lightning?

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Answer Why lightning and thunder occur

If you watch the weather channel it tells you that thunder and lightning occurr because two masses of different types colide with each other.
Cold damp air and Hot dry air are forced into each other which creates lighting, and the sound of thunder.
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