Paris, Oct 2, 2024 (AFP) - Thunderstorms are a 'boiling pot' of gamma rays, scientists find

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Big thunderstorms continuously emit gamma rays that are undetectable from the ground, two studies said on Wednesday, upending what was previously thought -- and potentially pointing towards a clue in the mystery of how lightning is sparked. Despite the fact that 40,000 thunderstorms generate more than eight million lightning strikes above our heads every day, they "remain poorly understood", physicist Joseph Dwyer said in an analysis of the new r......

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