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EXCERPT: The sun may actually be influencing lightning strikes on Earth. How? The sun is temporarily "bending" Earth's magnetic field and allowing a shower of energetic particles to enter the upper atmosphere. In fact, it could be causing as much as 50 percent more lightning strikes in the UK...
EXCERPT: The sun may actually be influencing lightning strikes on Earth. How? The sun is temporarily "bending" Earth's magnetic field and allowing a shower of energetic particles to enter the upper atmosphere. In fact, it could be causing as much as 50 percent more lightning strikes in the UK...