This ‘splains it: http://www.angelfire.com/trek/nz_usa/lightning3.jpg
Called step potential. From: Jaime Solorza Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 1:21 PM To: Animal Farm Subject: [AFMUG] OT How exactly did lightning kill 323 reindeer in Norway? https://news.google.com/news/ampviewer?caurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2Fplatform%2Famp%2F2016%2F8%2F29%2F12690402%2Flightning-strike-kills-norway-reindeer-death-why-science#pt0-486803
