This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WGHP) – “Can lightning turn sand at the ...

In July 2022, a photograph supposedly showing a sand formation on a beach after it was struck by lightning was posted by the "Curiosity" Twitter account @sciencenature14. The photo was captioned: ...

When lightning strikes the beach or desert, the electricity vaporizes the sand in less than a second, creating a geological phenomenon you might have to see to believe. The sand vaporizes as the ...