Lightning strike on Barro Colorado Island in Panama (IMAGE)

Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Lightning strike on Barro Colorado Island in Panama

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Dr. Evan Gora inspects a recent lightning strike at a forested field site on Barro Colorado Island in Panama that would ultimately kill the large liana beside him and the large tree next to it.

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Jeff Burchfield

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