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An uncertain future for lightning

Nature Climate Change volume 8, pages 191–192 (2018)Cite this article

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The most commonly used method for representing lightning in global atmospheric models generally predicts lightning increases in a warmer world. A new scheme finds the opposite result, directly challenging the predictive skill of an old stalwart.

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Murray, L.T. An uncertain future for lightning. Nature Clim Change 8, 191–192 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0094-0

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