Where are the most thunderstorm days in the world?

Thunderstorms often occur in hot summer afternoons. The longer the summer, the more thunderstorm days. The place with the most thunderstorm days in the world is Bogor, a small town in Indonesia. Bogor is located at 6 36' south latitude, closest to the equator. There are 322 thunderstorm days in a year, and the number of thunders reaches thousands. Known as "the world's thunder capital".

There are also many thunderstorms and rainy days in Hainan Province and Leizhou Peninsula in the south of China. In Dan County, Hainan Province, there are 130 days of thunder rumbling every year, which is the place with the most thunderstorm days in China. Even in winter, thunder can be heard in this area, hence the name Leizhou.

Thunderstorms often bring great losses to human beings. Lightning can split tall chimneys, short-circuit overhead wires and cause forest fires. People standing in the wilderness or next to tall buildings are sometimes struck by lightning. Thunderstorms often cause disasters such as hail and tornado.

In recent years, scientists are studying measures to reduce or avoid the losses caused by thunderstorms. The United States has developed a device called "rocket lightning trigger". Before the thunderstorm comes, shoot it into the sky, and it will constantly induce small discharges in the air to eliminate lightning in time.

Thunderstorms are very harmful, but they also have a benefit. During a thunderstorm, lightning makes nitrogen and oxygen in the air generate nitric oxide, which falls to the ground after a series of changes and becomes nitrate. It is an excellent fertilizer. Some people call thunder and lightning "the engineer of natural fertilizer plant".