A spike in Arctic lightning strikes may be linked to climate change
Arctic lightning has gotten way more frequent over the last decade amid rising global temperatures, study finds
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Lightning crackles during a storm in northwestern Alaska. A global network of lightning sensors indicates that thunderstorms in the Arctic may be getting more common as the world warms.
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