Our understanding of lightning has been driven by fear and shaped by curiosity
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Neverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
This article suggests that cosmic radiation triggers lightning strikes… Earth is basically a giant geiger counter.
livescience.com/…/lightning-on-earth-is-sparked-b…
"I'm Jim. I have to hold the geiger counter at the spot lightning is going to strike. I'll let you know what I find."