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Blitze refers to a German word meaning lightning or flashes of electricity.

According to Cambridge Dictionary, the term Blitz is used in meteorology to describe electrical discharges in the sky during a thunderstorm. Recently, a study revealed that lightning strikes kill millions of trees worldwide each year, as reported by Bild and WELT. A news article highlighted the significant impact of lightning on forests, with 320 million trees dying annually due to lightning strikes.