More than 1.2 billion lightning flashes occur around the world every year. Each of those billion lightning flashes produces a puff of nitrogen oxide gas (NOx) that reacts with sunlight and other gases in the atmosphere to... [read full story]
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New research from NASA suggests that the bulk of nitrogen oxide (NOx) produced during lightning storms ends up significantly higher in the atmosphere, and thus has a stronger impact on ozone and the climate than previously...
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