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OCR: LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR IGHTNING is an electrical discharge, Lor spark, between a charged cloud and the ground. If lightning passes STORM through a building it can cause great CLOUD damage. A lightning conductor, or rod, helps prevent damage by providing a safe LIGHTNING path for the lightning, conducting it into CONDUCTOR the ground. NEGATIVE CHARGE IN CLOUD BASE + X X POSITIVE CHARGE IN GROUND