American Geophysical Union
American Geophysical Union
28 September 2023
AGU Release No. 23-37
For Immediate Release
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Scientists figured out what causes Earth's strongest lightning
When a storm's charging zone sits close to the Earth's surface, the resulting "superbolts" can be 1,000 times stronger than regular lightning.
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