Air pollution exacerbates thunderstorms and lightning

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found that air pollution canstrengthen

The fact that the number of such phenomena is increasing is proved by the fact that the number of such phenomena is growing.meteorological monitoring.

According to Naked Science, satellite imagery shows that lightning most often appears along the busiest trade routes.Scientists have understood why this might be the case.

They said that particles suspended in the air are centers of moisture condensation.This facilitates the growth of droplets and the formation of clouds.If the concentration of aerosol particles is sufficient, they cannot become large droplets and rain.As a result, they rise higher into the less humid layers of the atmosphere and begin tothere to evaporate.

Provided that the air also carries enough moisture (and this makes it difficult toevaporation and does not allow the cloud to cool down and stop actively rising), all opportunities for the occurrence of lightning are created.

Scientists have come to the conclusion that the constant pollution of the atmosphere with aerosol particles contributes to this process.