Admittedly, I haven’t read this entire paper but I do have a few analytical questions about the data and variables… but still fascinating nonetheless (especially with my latest work on plasma and ecology!)…
Lightning Kills Way More Trees Than You Would Ever Believe : ScienceAlert:
A first-of-its-kind study estimates that lightning strikes kill 320 million trees every year.
For perspective, these dead trees account for up to 2.9 percent of annual loss in plant biomass and emit up to 1.09 billion tons of carbon dioxide.