Satellite study of 2.2 million thunderstorms shows how to predict their formation

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Mar 4, 2026, 11:00 am59 ptsTrending
People may be frustrated by the lack of detail when weather forecasters say, "There will be thunderstorms popping up, but we don't know where." Now a key finding in a study by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), published in the journal Nature, is set to improve the certainty about the location of…

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