Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Climate change may lead to fewer but more violent thunderstorms, study says

Phys.Org: Researchers are working to identify exactly how a changing climate will impact specific elements of weather, such as clouds, rainfall, and lightning. A Tel Aviv University researcher has predicted that for every one degree Celsius of warming, there will be approximately a 10 percent increase in lightning activity. This could have negative consequences in the form of flash floods, wild fires, or damage to power lines and other infrastructure, says Prof. Colin Price, Head of the Department of Geophysics,...

URL: http://phys.org/news/2012-07-climate-violent-thunderstorms.html

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