Electrifying pictures of lightning and thunderstorms

This composite shot was taken as a summer electrical storm hit Athens, Greece. Photographer Chris Kotsiopoulos dashed from his home to the Olympic Stadium when he heard the thunder and lightning and came back with this awesome shot.















Lightning strikes the top of a building in Foshan in south China's Guangdong province














Lightning strikes the Hillbrow Telkom Tower in Johannesburg, South Africa














Lightning bolts appear to strike both the Willis Tower and the Trump Tower in downtown Chicago














Wind turbines are silhouetted by lightning in Jacobsdorf, in Brandenburg, Germany














Lightning illuminates the night sky and strikes two buildings over South Beach, Miami















Lightning striking near the Houses of Parliament, in London














Lightning strikes near the Empire State Building during a severe thunderstorm in a sweltering New York














Lightning illuminates the sky during a thunderstorm over the Swiss Federal Palace in Bern