More potent lightning/year without summer?
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1969 on 6/9/2009, 12:39 pm
Accuweather article
The number of lightning deaths and injuries is up (in 2009) but the number of lightning flashes is down:
"Actually, the number of lightning flashes is considerably less than what was reported this time last year. As of June 3, 2009, there have been 5,589,686 flashes, with 6,517,381 reported by June 3, 2008."
Their opinion on the reason: "According to Long Range Expert Joe Bastardi, areas from the northern Plains into the Northeast will have a "year without a summer." The jet stream, which is suppressed abnormally south this spring, is also suppressing the number of thunderstorms that can form. The ones that do form in areas of the Ohio Valley and West are forming in places with very cold temperatures, which can lead to more electrified thunderstorms than normal this year." |
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