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Are there thunderstorms on Mars? A planetary scientist explains the red planetโ€™s dry, dusty storms

Are there thunderstorms on Mars? A planetary scientist explains the red planetโ€™s dry, dusty storms Mars does have thunderstorms, but they are much drier and dustier than those on Earth. The Martian atmosphere is too thin to support liquid water clouds, so instead it has clouds of dust that can grow into huge, windy storms. […]

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The world regulated sulfur in ship fuels โˆ’ and the lightning stopped

The world regulated sulfur in ship fuels โˆ’ and the lightning stopped Lightning strikes the Mediterranean Sea. Matko Begovic/PIXSELL via Xinhua, via Getty Images If you look at a map of lightning near the Port of Singapore, youโ€™ll notice an odd streak of intense lightning activity right over the busiest shipping lane in the world. […]

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