Massive Lightning Thunderstorm above the Anheuser-Busch Budweiser Brewery. Lightning Fact: In the atmospheric electrical discharge, a leader of a bolt of lightning can travel at speeds of 220,000 km/h (140,000 mph), and can reach temperatures approaching 30,000 �C (54,000 �F), hot enough to fuse silica sand into glass channels known as fulgurites which are normally hollow and can extend some distance into the ground. Exposure: 15 sec, f11, 75mm, ISO 100, WB tungsen. www.StrikingPhotography.biz 1-888-682-0122