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5 times hotter than the surface of the Sun
A bolt of lightning is 5 times hotter than the surface of the Sun — reaching about 54,000°F.
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Next evidence →1.2°C (2.2°F)Global average temperature has risen about 1.2°C (2.2°F) since pre-industrial times. The Paris Agreement aims to keep it below 1.5°C.

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