The team utilized satellite data to reveal that lightning storms on our planet can dislodge particularly high-energy, or "extra-hot," electrons from the inner radiation belt—a region of space ...

lightning storms can rip high-energy "killer" electrons out of the planet's radiation belt and fling them in all directions. It's a new link between Earth's meteorology and 'weather' in the space ...

When Hurricane Helene hit the southeastern United States last month, it caused widespread power outages and devastating ...

the imagery from space is jarringly beautiful. While footage of both hurricanes showed lightning sparking like fireflies across the storm clouds, it also shows how the storms formed in different ways.

"They can penetrate metal on satellites, hit circuit boards, and can be carcinogenic if they hit a person in space." Lightning strikes across Earth could make ultrahot "killer electrons" rain down ...

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The Mount Rushmore State is no stranger to lightning storms. According to a new report from X Weather, the state of South ...

According to new research, lightning storms can rip high-energy "killer" electrons out of the planet's radiation belt and fling them in all directions. It's a new link between Earth's meteorology and ...