Thunderstorms are high-impact weather events that produce hazardous lightning,heavy rainfall,hail,gusty winds,and tornadoes.They have profound social and economic impacts on public safety,key infrastructure,the aviati...Thunderstorms are high-impact weather events that produce hazardous lightning,heavy rainfall,hail,gusty winds,and tornadoes.They have profound social and economic impacts on public safety,key infrastructure,the aviation and energy sectors,and even agricultural yields.Lightning,as a characteristic process of thunderstorms,has experienced a significant increase in some regions in the context of global warming[1].Furthermore,the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events are predicted to increase in the future[2],with the impact significantly amplified due to increasing urbanization,where by 2050 close to 70%of the world’s population will be concentrated in urban regions.展开更多
文摘Thunderstorms are high-impact weather events that produce hazardous lightning,heavy rainfall,hail,gusty winds,and tornadoes.They have profound social and economic impacts on public safety,key infrastructure,the aviation and energy sectors,and even agricultural yields.Lightning,as a characteristic process of thunderstorms,has experienced a significant increase in some regions in the context of global warming[1].Furthermore,the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events are predicted to increase in the future[2],with the impact significantly amplified due to increasing urbanization,where by 2050 close to 70%of the world’s population will be concentrated in urban regions.
