Flash! Thunderstorms Intensify Over Busy Shipping Lanes

Lightning can be a destructive force of nature, but it's not immune to human influence. In fact, new research suggests that the exhaust from ships transporting oil, coffee, and probably this holiday season's most popular gifts is intensifying thunderstorms and increasing the number of lightning strikes along some of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. Conducted by Joel Thornton, Robert Holzworth, and Todd Mitchell from the University of Washington and Katrina Virts from NASA Marshall Space ...