Solar winds may be affecting lightning here on Earth, study finds

Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 17:00 in Astronomy & Space

The activity of the sun may have more of an influence on lightning storms on Earth than was previously thought, a new study suggests. Researchers at the University of Reading in England found that when an especially fast-moving solar wind washed over the Earth, there was a corresponding...

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