Gamma-ray bursts linked to lightning

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When lightning bolts collide, do they unleash powerful gamma-ray flashes?

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Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions in the known universe.

They're called a terrestrial gamma-ray burst (TGF) and erupts inside thunderstorms on Earth .

Scientists have observed a TGF synchronized with a lightning discharge that arose from a collision of leaders, which guide lighting flow, coming from opposite directions.

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