Bengaluru: Amid intensifying pre-monsoon activity across Karnataka, lightning is emerging as the state's deadliest natural hazard, claiming more lives than many other disasters combined and raising ...

Lightning-induced wildfires are severe natural disasters. However, because of the regionality and random nature of lightning, there is still an incomplete understanding within the scientific community ...

Air pollution — especially from transboundary dust and sulfate particles — is intensifying lightning activity in Bangladesh, particularly during the pre-monsoon season. Studies show that these ...

A 515-mile-long lightning flash from Texas to Missouri in 2017 has been named the world’s longest electrical bolt thanks to U.S. satellite imagery displacing a past record-holder as climate change ...

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If you liked this story, share it with other people. Air pollution — especially from transboundary dust and sulfate particles — is intensifying lightning activity in Bangladesh, particularly during ...

Bangladesh, one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, is witnessing a troubling rise in lightning-related deaths. Scientists point to a strong link between increased lightning activity and ...