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Because its where the most calculated lightning strikes occur.
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Where is the lightning capital of the world?
Florida.
Which city specialized in steel?
Pittsburgh, PA is known as the iron and steel capital of the world.
When is thunder and lightning most likely to occur?
Lightning can occur anywhere that conditions are right for it, and it can be created artificially with a Tesla Coil, but some locations are more likely than others. Tampa, FL has more lightning strikes than anyplace in the world, and Tampa is the native word for "sticks of fire." The expression "a bolt from the blue" is a metaphor for a lightning strike on a cloudless day. In addition, there are flash lightning and cloud-to-cloud lightning, and perhaps other kinds of lightning.
Where does lightning strike most frequently?
Kifuka in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - where the greatest lightning activity in the world occurs. http://www.weatherquesting.com/where-lightning-hits.htm
Can lightning form anywhere in the world?
yes.
What cities in the US is claims the title Lightning Capital of the World?
Tampa
Which region in the US State of Florida is nicknamed the lightning capital of the world?
No Tampa is the lighting capital of the U S. Some where in South Africa is the Lighting of the world.
What state is known as the lightning capital of the US?
FLORIDA Florida is known as the "Lightning Capital of the Nation" or the "Lightning Capital of the World." Florida has more injuries and deaths attributed to thunderstorms than any other US state. The city of Tampa is also billed as "The Lightning Capital of the Nation" for its huge number of thunderstorms. In one month (June 1994), more than 50,000 lightning strikes occurred in the Tampa/St. Petersburg metropolitan area.
Lightning capital of the world?
The lightning capital of the world is Florida.
Where is the lightning capital of the world?
Florida.
What is the lightning capital of the u.s?
Florida. In fact, it is the lightning capital of the world.
Where is the lighting capital of the world?
Tampa, FL. Tampa is the native word for "sticks of fire."
Is tangerine the lightning strike capital of the world?
No, Tangerine is not the lightning strike capital of the world. The title usually goes to regions like Florida in the United States or various places in Africa and South America where lightning activity is more frequent.
What area is of Michigan is known as the automobile CAPITAL of the world?
Detroit is known as the automobile capital of the world.
What city in Louisiana is known as the frog capital of the world?
Rayne, Louisiana, is known as the frog capital of the world.
Which Capital known as world's legal capital?
The Hague.
What city if known as the world's chocolate capital?
The world's chocolate capital is Belgium
