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The Hidden Toll of Lightning on Global Forests Amid Climate Change

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Source: ScienceAlert
The Hidden Toll of Lightning on Global Forests Amid Climate Change
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A groundbreaking study estimates that lightning strikes kill approximately 320 million trees annually worldwide, significantly impacting forest ecosystems and carbon emissions, with potential increases as lightning frequency rises due to climate change.

Topics:top-news#carbon-emissions#forest-research#global-ecosystem#lightning#science#tree-mortality
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  1. Lightning Kills Way More Trees Than You Would Ever Believe  ScienceAlert
  2. Lightning and Forests: Discover the global impact of a silent threat to millions of trees  Noticias Ambientales
  3. Global warming is altering storms lightning, impacting tropical forests  Mongabay

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