Lightning is a bright flash of electricity produced by a thunderstorm. Lightning kills and injures between 75 and 100 people every year - more than hurricanes or tornadoes. The highest death toll from a lightning strike was in 1971 when a passenger airline flying over the Amazon rainforest was hit by lightning, causing it to crash, killing 91 people on board.

闪电是由雷雨产生的一种强放电现象。每年因闪电而受到死伤的人数达75到100，超过了飓风或龙卷风的受害人数。死亡人数最高的一次是1971年，当时一架客机飞越亚马逊雨林时受闪电袭击坠毁，导致飞机上91死亡。