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A new study led by researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has uncovered the first observational evidence of lateral negative re-discharges ...

Lightning arises from complex charge separation within convective clouds and between cloud and ground, driving rapid electrical discharges that span scales from millimetres to kilometres. These ...

A growing body of research into laser-guided lightning and satellite-based wildfire monitoring is fueling interest in whether emerging technology can actually redirect electrical discharges before ...

Lightning is a phenomenon that has fascinated humanity since time immemorial, providing a stark example of the power and unpredictability of the natural world. Although the study of lightning can be ...