https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/awn-logo.svg Patrick Veillette, Ph.D. May 05, 2023 According to NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory, there are roughly five-to-10 times as many cloud flashes than ground flashes. Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration In recent years, outbreaks of dry lightning have been terribly costly. Lightning ignited 5,300 wildfires in 2020, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.

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