Sun's activity affects thunder

British scientists have shown that the Sun's activity affects the lightning frequency that hits Earth.

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An expert in the study revealed that, within 40 days after the solar wind approached the surface of the Earth, the scale and frequency of lightning strikes in Europe increased.

Scientists believe that by using satellites to observe the Sun's activity, it is possible to predict the occurrence of thunder a few weeks before. It is known that the solar wind that appears from the sun's rim also affects aurora phenomenon and magnetic storm.

In fact, no one knows exactly where the lightning was born. But scientists, including Russian scientists, argue that lightning is formed by the interaction of cosmic rays with water droplets in the cloud.

Dr. C. Scott, a scientist at Reading University, stated that thunder is extremely dangerous, each year 24,000 people worldwide are struck by lightning.

Therefore, the early forecast of lightning risk is extremely useful. It is impossible to say that the solar wind blows evenly, but the truth also has fast wind and slow wind. Because the Sun also rotates, the winds alternate.

For example, if the fast wind is replaced by a slow wind, then the concentration of charged particles will form. This is the cause of lightning and north aurora.