The sky is engulfed in lightning flashes and bolts criss-crossing the sky during a rainstorm at night, with windows of residential high rise buildings illuminated across the city of Beijing, capital of China. © Olli Geibel

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Beijing, China. 9th August, 2014. After weeks of heat and high humidity the weather across Northern China has started to change, with Beijing witnessing some major thunderstorms in the last 3 hrs. © Olli Geibel/Alamy Live News

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Size: 3700px × 2450px
Location: Gongti, Beijing, China, PRC
Photo credit: © Olli Geibel / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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