Explain the advantages and disadvantages of lightning. (2024)

Advantages of Lightning	Disadvantages of Lightning
1. The lightning help to clear the atmosphere of dust and other particulate pollutants by combining these particles and making them heavier to fall.	1. It causes damage to property like buildings, crops etc.
2. It helps in nitrogen fixation i.e., it converts atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen oxides ($NO$and $N{O}_2$) and nitric acid ($HN{O}_3$). These compounds act as natural fertilisers.	2. It causes damage to life by killing plants, animals and humans.
3. It creates ozone which protects us from the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun.	3. The lightning causes the current and voltages beyond the limit which causes damage to all kinds of electronic devices.