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Top 10 questions
1	Cause of lightning
2	Where lightning hits
3	Hurricane spin
4	How hot is lightning
5	Jupiter's surface
6	How rainbows form
7	Ball lightning
8	Hurricane energy
9	Lightning hits a tornado
10	Orange night skies

Current Column: A saintly light

Why would a lightning-struck tree glow after being hit? It is not on fire and does not give off heat, but glows.

It was a dark and stormy night. Chris emails he was walking in the woods "a little after a thunderstorm" when he noticed the tree. The tree, shattered by an earlier lightning stroke, stabbed the night like a broken pike. An eerie glow extended ... Click to continue

The deadliest hurricane

Q: What was the deadliest hurricane in the USA?

A: The hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas on September the 8th in 1900 with 135 miles per hour (215 km/h) landfall winds was not only the deadliest hurricane but also the deadliest natural disaster ever to befall the United States of America. It killed 8,000 people.

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Also, WonderQuest with April Holladay

Current Column: A saintly light

Why would a lightning-struck tree glow after being hit? It is not on fire and does not give off heat, but glows.

The deadliest hurricane

Q: What was the deadliest hurricane in the USA?

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