Global warming and lightning
Global warming, resulting from human activities emitting greenhouse gases, is causing profound transformations in our atmosphere. Among the many weather phenomena affected, lightning, usually considered a stable natural element, is also undergoing significant changes.
Intensification of storm risks
Increasing temperatures on the Earth's surface contribute to the intensification of storms. Warm air masses encourage humidity to rise in altitude, creating conditions conducive to the formation of more powerful thunderstorms. These storms are often accompanied by increased electrical activity, increasing the number of lightning strikes in a given region.
Editing Lightning Models
Traditional lightning patterns are also changing due to global warming. There is an increasing trend in the number of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes, sometimes explosively. These lightning strikes can cause wildfires, which are becoming a growing threat in some parts of the world.
Impact on Ecosystems
Wildfires caused by lightning pose a major threat to ecosystems. In addition to destroying vegetation, these fires contribute to carbon emissions into the atmosphere, thus fueling the vicious cycle of global warming. Fragile ecosystems, such as tropical forests, are particularly vulnerable to these changes.
Threat to Communities
Increased electrical activity due to global warming may also pose a threat to human communities. Lightning strikes often cause domestic fires and can damage infrastructure, endangering the safety of residents.
Protection and Adaptation with LPS Manager
Faced with these changes, it becomes imperative to adopt adaptation and mitigation strategies. This includes protecting infrastructure to withstand lightning impacts, increasing awareness of lightning risks. The LPS Manager , by providing an everyday tool to lightning protection professionals and by concretely strengthening the safety of people and property in the face of the danger posed by lightning, in particular through monitoring of impacts in real time , allows professionals and individuals to better protect themselves and adapt to this evolution of lightning risk.