number of lightning strikes
138 million ground strikes/year worldwide. Specialists consider that there are approximately 2,000 thunderstorms around the world producing about 44 flashes of lightning each second. Needless to say, there is about 138 million ground strikes/year worldwide. It is interesting to know the fact that about 78% of the lightning strikes occur in the tropics. Needless to say, on average, all over the world, lightning strikes approximately 100 times per second. This is definitely something.