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What colour is a lightning bolt?

April 26, 2017bolt colour lightning

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What colour is a lightning bolt?

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A lightning bolt generally appears white. The tremendous amount of energy released within the lightning channel produces a continuous spectrum of visible light. If all colours of light reach our eyes in roughly equal amounts, we see this as white light. A lightning bolt can reach 30,000C.