Study finds dry lightning can spark wildfires even under wetter conditions:
Dry lightning can still be disastrous even when conditions aren't so dry ...
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What is dry lightning? A study refines what we know: Parts of the western United States face lightning-ignited wildfires under wetter conditions than expected.
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