A new study claims lightning strikes will increase in the United States by the end of the century by nearly 50 percent as the planet gets wetter and warmer. Those conditions were known to be linked to the formation of thunderstorms but the new study focused on lightning strikes. Scientists calculated how much lightning strikes increase in occurrence as the temperature of the air rises and … [Read more...]
Extreme Storms Trouble Atmosphere on Uranus
On a normal day, Uranus has a bland surface, however, astronomers have noticed that things are stirring up in the planet’s hazy atmosphere. Extreme storms and bright cloud systems have caught the attention of scientists who are now looking at Uranus’ atmosphere in a completely different way. Imke de Pater, professor and chair of astronomy at the University of California explains that weather on … [Read more...]
