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

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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. https://t.co/Tb9iQLFOxK

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Evaluation of Satellite‐Based Lightning NOx Columns Using In‐Cloud Aircraft Measurements - Seiler - 2025 - Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/2C0V4OWM1D

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Reduction in Global Lightning Activity During the COVID Pandemic - Liu - 2025 - Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/VynIcwDgfI

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WWLLN data used in this study of lightning near the North Pole https://t.co/3EQNi9D41K

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Link to the paper https://t.co/5XddfFpeOs

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The world regulated sulfur in ship fuels − and the lightning stopped https://t.co/wtdJtbo3CC via @ConversationUS

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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. https://t.co/0L3GTPe5Sg

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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. 🌩️ https://t.co/8xzGmwvNon

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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 https://t.co/3Y7jKbvPSU

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"Half of all the lightning in the world was concentrated around this volcano at the eruption’s peak" https://t.co/YR2X0HhaMm

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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: https://t.co/siYMiOGQBa

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When It Comes to Lightning, Don’t Pass the Salt https://t.co/IDUdSL07w7

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@CosmosMagazine Link to the paper: https://t.co/oJdLUmnqJV

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Lightning is the anger of the gods, and a good dose of salt will calm them https://t.co/frrQs8kaum #science via @CosmosMagazine

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Check out: How will lightning change during the pollution-reduced COVID-19 pandemic period? A data study on the global lightning activity @ AGU Fall Meeting 2021 https://t.co/aJ33Ss6ta6

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Artificial intelligence can create better lightning forecasts https://t.co/AGVEnk0CRT

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NEW DATASET🔍 Researchers at the University of Hong Kong have released a dataset tracking lightning strikes around the world⚡ @WWLLN https://t.co/LjGxF0poMO

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Observations from Space and Ground Reveal Clues About Lightning https://t.co/t7KZpfqoSx

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#PLOSONE: Atmospheric modelling of grass pollen rupturing mechanisms for thunderstorm asthma prediction https://t.co/dod3R91RPI

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Lightning activity continues in the plume.

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Lightning activity detected near the #LaSoufriere volcano eruption on St. Vincent.