Amsterdam was hit by a powerful thunderstorm with over 300,000 lightning strikes in 24 hours, causing heavy rain, viral sky displays, and disruption across the Netherlands.

WATCH | Amsterdam storm light up skies as 300,000 lightning strikes hit Netherlands

Astonishingly, the Indian state of Odisha was struck by a staggering 61,000 lightning strikes in a span of approximately two hours, media reports said, quoting the data from the state authority.

India: 61,000 lightning strikes jolt Odisha in just 2 hours, several dead

Climate change is causing extreme weather events globally, increasing scientific evidence pointing to the trend of more lightning strikes around the world. A typical lightning flash measures about 300 million volts enough to kill.

WION Climate Tracker | Global warming causing more lightning strikes

Thunder and lightning look nice but from a distance. It has always been a safety hazard to step outdoors during thunderclaps, but some people do not have the luxury to stay indoors.

WATCH: Man struck by lightning in Jakarta; survives

As the LNU Lightning Complex fire near Vacaville, California, expanded rapidly overnight. There were 10,489 lightning strikes in California in the last 72 hours. More than 100,000 evacuated in Vacaville.

LNU lightning complex fire spreads across California

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