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. 2004 Jul;112(10):A556–A563. doi: 10.1289/ehp.112-a556

The beauty of storms. Lightning is responsible for fixing a portion of the Earth’s naturally occuring reactive nitrogen, which is important for the soil in areas with few nitrogen-fixing plants.

The beauty of storms. Lightning is responsible for fixing a portion of the Earth’s naturally occuring reactive nitrogen, which is important for the soil in areas with few nitrogen-fixing plants.