Open AccessLightning Strikes Predicted to Increase as Climate Warms
Author(s) -
Wendel JoAnna
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo470003
Subject(s) - lightning (connector) , lightning strike , meteorology , climatology , environmental science , climate science , climate change , geography , geology , oceanography , thunderstorm , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
By the end of the 21st century, the frequency of lightning strikes in the United States may increase by 50% because of climate warming, up from an average 25 million lightning strikes per year, a paper published in the 13 November issue of Science reports.