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Some social media users are sharing a photo they claim shows a fulgurite – a glass structure that can be created when lightning strikes sand or rock. The photo shows an elaborate sand structure on a ...

(WGHP) – “Can lightning turn sand at the beach into glass?” Dianne from Winston-Salem asks. “If so, how and in what conditions?” Yes, it is possible for lightning to turn sand into glass. However, ...