A study published in 2015 found out that, an increase of one degree Celsius would increase the frequency of lightning strikes by 12 percent.

Urbanisation, increased population and a warmer climate guarantee an intensification of human exposure to lightning hazards.

What is lightning?

Lightning is a very rapid and massive discharge of electricity in the atmosphere. It is the process of occurrence of a natural ‘electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud.

• There are two types of lightning. Such as,

• Intercloud or intracloud (IC) lightning: These are visible and harmless.
• Cloud to ground (CG) lightning: This is harmful as the ‘high electric voltage discharge for very short time leads to electrocution.

Source: Down To Earth