00:01When lightning strikes, it's not just a flashy light show.
00:05The intense heat, hotter than the surface of the sun, breaks nitrogen molecules apart in the air.
00:11This frees nitrogen atoms to bond with oxygen, creating nitrogen oxides.
00:16These nitrogen oxides dissolve into rain and fall to earth,
00:20turning into nitrates, essential nutrients for plants.
00:23Without lightning, the nitrogen cycle would slow down,
00:26starving the soil of life's crucial building blocks.
00:29So next time you see a lightning storm, remember, it's nature's fertilizer factory at work.
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