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English: The main charging area in a thunderstorm occurs in the central part of the storm where air is moving upward rapidly (updraft) and temperatures range from -15 to -25 Celsius
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Source http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/science/science_electrification.shtml (in August 2019, https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-science-scienceintro)
Author U.S. Government, National Weather Service

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