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Have we been underestimating the true impact of lightning on forests of the world?
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"We can not only estimate how many trees are killed by lightning strikes each year, but also in which regions such events occur more frequently and what impact they have on global carbon dioxide storage and forest structure," explained Andreas Krause, one of the study's lead authors.
Have we been underestimating the true impact of lightning on forests of the world?
How many trees do lightning strikes kill? The figures really are 'striking' - especially in comparison to wildfires.Lightning has a more significant impact on forests than previously thought.Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) clarify that as many as 320 million trees are killed by lightning every year. That figure does not even include lightning strikes which trigger wildfires. As if wildfires are not already a concerning …
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