Indeed. Lightning heats up the air around it to 50000 degrees Fahrenheit which is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun and there are 8 million lightning strikes every day, and yet the earth hasn't fried from that temperature.

Indeed. Lighting heats up the air around it to 50000 degrees Fahrenheit which is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun and there are 8 million lightning strikes every day, and yet the earth hasn't fried from that temperature.