Bangladesh, one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, is witnessing a troubling rise in lightning-related deaths. Scientists point to a strong link between increased lightning activity and ...

Lightning-induced wildfires are severe natural disasters. However, because of the regionality and random nature of lightning, there is still an incomplete understanding within the scientific community ...

Recently, researchers at the China National Energy Key Laboratory of Lightning Disaster Detection, Early Warning and Safety Protection, as well as the Laboratory of Lightning Monitoring and Protection ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Between 2011 and 2020, lightning strikes claimed the lives of 2,164 people, or nearly four people every week, in Bangladesh, according to the ...

Discover how lightning, heatstroke, floods, landslides and other natural hazards contributed to India’s 7,903 disaster deaths in 2024, based on NCRB data.

Despite major advances in lightning forecasting, Bangladesh continues to lose hundreds of lives each year because life-saving warnings often fail to reach those most at risk, exposing a critical ...

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It’s been a warm day, maybe even a little humid, and the tall clouds in the distance remind you of cauliflower. You hear a sharp crack, like the sound of a batter hitting a home run, or a low rumble ...

Air pollution — especially from transboundary dust and sulfate particles — is intensifying lightning activity in Bangladesh, particularly during the pre-monsoon season. Studies show that these ...