News and updates from the World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN). James tweeting.

Joined January 2010
Cleaner ship fuel is reducing lightning in key shipping lanes. Research using WWLLN data shows ~36% drop in lightning stroke density along major shipping lanes (Bay of Bengal, South China Sea) after the 2020 IMO sulfur cap reduced ship sulfate emissions. news.ku.edu/news/article/cle…
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Nature Geoscience article reveals how environmental and human factors shape fire regimes in Arctic and boreal regions. Using WWLLN and satellite data, researchers identified 7 distinct "pyroregions" with varying sensitivities to climate and lightning. rdcu.be/dSSOf
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New in Nature Communications: Kolmašová et al. use WWLLN data to show how winter lightning triggers whistler echo trains in the magnetosphere, with signals spanning 4000 km. 🌩️ rdcu.be/dRD1g
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Are thunderstorms linked to the rapid Sea ice loss in the Arctic? WWLLN used in study proposing that increasing storm activity is increasing the water vapor in the upper troposphere, partially explaining the variability & decrease in summer sea ice extent sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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The @WMO has recently declared lightning flashes to be an essential climate variable. Read more in the latest 2021 State of the Climate Report: ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/pu…
#PLOSONE: Atmospheric modelling of grass pollen rupturing mechanisms for thunderstorm asthma prediction dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.…
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