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Spectacular red lightning over the Himalayas creates ‘fireworks’ show

Jamina Zhang

Early in the morning of May 20, 2022, Chinese photographers captured a spectacular red lightning surge in the Himalayas in China’s southwestern Tibet. Red lightning is a transient luminous event and occurs as a result of electromagnetic waves generated by lightning strikes, which gives them an orange-red colour.
 

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