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Lightning Kills Way More Trees Than Anyone Thought, New Research Suggests
A new study provides the first estimates of lightning-killed trees, a crucial figure for understanding Earth's carbon cycle.
Lightning kills 320 million trees each year
According to calculations published in the journal Global Change Biology by a research team at Germany’s Technical University ...
New model indicates 320 million trees are killed by lightning each year—considerable biomass loss
Lightning has a greater impact on forests than previously thought. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) ...
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Struck by Nature: The Hidden Toll of Lightning on Global Forests
A recent study reveals that lightning strikes may annually kill 320 million trees globally, contributing significantly to ...
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An astonishing number of trees are killed by lightning every year
Lightning's quiet impact could have lasting effects on the world’s forests - and the carbon cycle they support.
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Lightning sparks wildfires in Klamath, Shasta-Trinity national forests ...
The Head fire in Klamath National Forest has grown to more than 2,700 acres, while the Upper fire in Shasta-Trinity National Forest has burned 500 acres.