Blasting the sky with a giant laser could divert lightning away from airports and stations.Lightning strikes the ground in Britain alone about 300,000 times a year, with 30 to 60 people struck by lightning and around three dying.But the greatest threat is the damage lightning strikes can do to power stations, with one in 2019 causing the UK's worst blackout in a decade, cutting off 1.1 million people.
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