Lightning has a greater impact on forests than previously thought. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed new model calculations that, for the first time, estimate the global influence of lightning on forest ecosystems.
New model indicates 320 million trees are killed by lightning each year—considerable biomass loss
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