Increases
Melts
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But in some rare cases, lightning beats ice (it's just water) and is beaten by fire because heat increases resistance to electricity (in metals, that is); in even rarer cases, ice/water short-circuits lightning, while fire melts ice and lightning beats fire.
Source: Fire, Ice, Lightning
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