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College of Arts and SciencesNewsCould climate change cause more lightning — and spark more wildfires?

Could climate change cause more lightning — and spark more wildfires?

August 27, 2024

Dimitri Kalashnikov (’24 PhD, environment) on the conditions that prompt dry lightning.

Read the full story:
CBC News
The Weather Network

By jsteward
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