Topic: Lightning
Lightning Activity in the European Eastern Alps
Lightning activity in the European Eastern Alps has undergone significant changes between the 1980s and the 2010s, serving as an indicator of the climate crisis. Changing Lightning Activity...
What is Upward Lightning?
The phenomenon of upward lightning, also known as upward flashes, has long been a fascinating sight for scientists and observers alike. Recently, Brazilian researchers succeeded in capturing high-speed...
Variation of lightning-ignited wildfire patterns under climate change
The research paper titled ‘Variation of lightning-ignited wildfire patterns under climate change’ states that increasing global temperatures could result in more occurrences of “hot lightning” strikes around the...
Discovery of New Quasicrystal
A US scientist recently discovered quasicrystals. The major difference between an ordinary crystal and a quasi-crystal is that the atomic patterns in quasi-crystals do not repeat themselves as...
Climate Hazards and Vulnerability Atlas of India
The scientists of CRS have created a climate hazards and vulnerability atlas of India. CRS is Climate Research and Services and it operates under India Meteorological Department (IMD).... 2020 India Lightning Report: Highlights
Compared to 2019, there was a 22.6% increase in lightning in India last year. This is according to Earth Networks ‘2020 India Lightning Report’. Highlights of the report... Bihar had maximum deaths due to lightning strikes since 2019
India’s second annual Lightning Report was recently published. According to it, lightning in India has become the biggest cause of death by forces of nature. Highlights On July...
