Pyrotechnics as lightning strikes the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) in downtown Chicago, Illinois last night.

Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images

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6Scott Olson, Getty Images, Landscape, Lightning, Cityscape, Architecture, Willis Tower, Sears Tower, Chicago, Illinois, USA,

Lightning flashes during a thunderstorm over Monterrey in Mexico

Picture: Reuters

Source : telegraph.co.uk

6Reuters, Lightning, Cityscape, Landascape, Architecture, Monterrey, Mexico,

 A flash of lightning illuminates the steep sides of the Grand Canyon in Arizona

Picture: Travis Roe / U.S. Dept Of The Interior / Caters News

Source : telegraph.co.uk

6Travis Roe, U.S. Dept Of The Interior, Caters News, Landscape, Lightning, Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA,

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/9939783/Pictures-of-the-day-19-March-2013.html?frame=2513486      Lightning steaks across the sky behind the Young Meadows Presbyterian Church in Montgomery, AlabamaPicture: Dave Martin/AP 

Source : telegraph.co.uk

6Dave Martin, AP, Lightning, Landscape, Architecture, Church, Montgomery, Alabama, USA,

Christian Skilbeck “Lightning on the Prairie”

Source : 1x.com

6Christian Skilbeck, Landscape, Lightning,

A flash of lighting is seen in Piraeus, near Athens during a rainstorm. Hours of heavy rainfall in Athens caused extensive flooding, inundating basements and forcing authorities to close major roads and a central subway station.

Photograph: Elina Liberta/AP

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6Elina Liberta, AP, Landscape, Lightning, Piraeus, Greece,

A lighting bolt flashes through the night sky and strikes a building in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia, narrowly missing Q1, the largest residential building in Australia. Amateur photographer Luke Wormald was taking shelter from the storm when the bolt struck just 100 metres from him.

Picture: Luke Wormald / Guzelian

Source : telegraph.co.uk

6Luke Wormald, Guzelian, Lightning, Landscape, Surfers Paradise, Australia,

OH, GOD !!!

Monday 11 February 2013 in Rome, Italy: Papal resignation + A lightning bolt appears to strike the dome of St.Peter’s basilica during a storm in the Vatican City.

Picture: Alessandro Di Meo/EPA

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Source : repubblica.it

6Alessandro Di Meo, EPA, Lightning, Pope, St.Peter’s basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy,

A vivd lightning storm passes over Dorchester Bay in Boston on July 24, 2012.

Picture: Jim Davis / Globe Staff

Source : Boston.com

6Jim Davis, Globe Staff, Landscape, Lightning, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,

Lightning shoots over the Seabreeze Bridge in Daytona Beach, Florida. Storm chaser Jason Weingart regularly braves inclement conditions to take photos and video of violent storms all over America. We will have a picture gallery of his storm shots on the Telegraph site later today. Picture: Jason Weingart / Caters News

Source : telegraph.co.uk

6Jason Weingart, Caters News, Lightning, Landscape, Cityscape, Architecture, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA,

In The Right Place At The Right Time

A photographer was revealed as the winner of a prestigious national award for this picture of a lightning strike - on the day of his funeral. Danny Beath, 52, had entered the Travel Photo of the Year competition seven times before but never won first prize despite making the finals. His image of a storm over poppy fields in Blackstone Nature Reserve in the Severn Valley netted him first prize in this year’s contest. But before the organisers could tell the snapper about his win, Danny tragically collapsed outside his house in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, and died of a heart attack on January 14. Picture: Danny Beath / Newsteam

Source : telegraph.co.uk

6Danny Beath, Newsteam, Landscape, Lightning, Poppy, Steam Locomotive, Blackstone Nature Reserve, England, UK,

Amery Carlson ”Ventura Lightning Storm” Ventura, California

Source : Flickr / amery

6Amery Carlson, Landscape, Lightning, Ventura, California, USA,

Theo Peekstok ”Lightning”

Source : 500px.com

6Theo Peekstok, Architecture, Lightning, Black and White, The Hague, Netherlmands,