Climate crisis is increasing likelihood of lightning strikes across US, scientists say, while four people struck in Lafayette Park
They were all taken to local hospitals in critical condition after passersby administered first aid. A portion of the park remained closed on Thursday evening, with emergency crews at the scene.reported it was the result of a large thunderstorm that swept through the city in the evening, unleashing high winds and severe weather.
More heat can draw more moisture into the atmosphere, while also encouraging rapid updraft, two key factors for charged particles, which lead to lightning.released in 2014 in the journal Science warned that the number of lightning strikes could increase by 50% in this century in the US, with each 1.8F of warming translating into a 12% rise in the number of lightning strikes.
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