There may be a way to make airplanes less prone to lightning strikes, according to new research exploring the role of the aircraft in the electrical events. The trick, surprisingly, might be to give airplanes a bit of an ...
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Feb 3, 2020
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A Western Sydney University Research Fellow has described the specific set of environmental conditions that led to Australia's bushfire emergency.
Environment
Jan 9, 2020
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Lightning strikes killed at least 18 people and injured several more during a deadly night in Pakistan's Thar desert, police said Friday, describing the deaths as "unprecedented".
Environment
Nov 15, 2019
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Conservationists fear hundreds of koalas have perished in wildfires that have razed prime habitat on Australia's east coast.
Ecology
Oct 30, 2019
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The lightning season in the Southeastern U.S. is almost finished for this year, but the peak season for the most powerful strokes of lightning won't begin until November, according to a newly published global survey of these ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 9, 2019
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A rare tornado injured 19 people, two of them severely, in Luxembourg, while 15 soccer players were injured by a lightning strike in southern Germany as unseasonal storms hit northern Europe late Friday.
Environment
Aug 10, 2019
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There are many fires ongoing in the state of Alaska, but two of the largest are visible in this satellite image—Hess Creek Fire and Swan Lake Fire.
Environment
Jul 3, 2019
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University of Tokyo graduate student Yuuki Wada with colleagues from Japan have discovered a connection between lightning strikes and two kinds of gamma-ray phenomena in thunderclouds. The research suggests that in certain ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 25, 2019
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Two giraffes were killed instantly when they were struck by lightning in the southeastern US state of Florida, the park where they resided said on Tuesday.
Ecology
Jun 11, 2019
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Did ancient supernovae induce proto-humans to walk on two legs, eventually resulting in homo sapiens with hands free to build cathedrals, design rockets and snap iPhone selfies?
Earth Sciences
May 28, 2019
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