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Lightning Hotspots: Nature's Electrifying Spectacle
Global Lightning Activity Lightning is one of nature's most dramatic spectacles, and it’s happening all around us. Every single day, lightning strikes the Earth about 8 million times. That’s like the ...
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Mapping Lightning's Origins and Polarization to Reveal Cosmic-Ray Influence
In a recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, scientists from Los Alamos National ...
High-energy space particles may play a role in initiating lightning flashes
Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory have discovered that cosmic-ray showers seem to play a pivotal role in ...