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Nature Geoscience 2, 329–332 (1 May 2009) | doi:10.1038/ngeo477

Maximum hurricane intensity preceded by increase in lightning frequency

Colin Price , Mustafa Asfur & Yoav Yair

Hurricanes are the Earth|[rsquo]|s most deadly storms, causing tremendous devastation around the globe every year. Forecasters are quite successful in predicting the pathways of hurricanes days in advance, but hurricane intensification is less accurately predicted.