Global Warming Could Lead to More Lightning Deaths

From Treehugger:

In the last ten years, Brazil has been the target of an estimated 57 million lightning strikes--the most in the world. This astonishing natural record is not without a human toll, however. During that same period, 1,321 people have been fallen victim to lightning in Brazil alone, and scientists fear that incidents will only increase in the coming years. As if the long term threats of climate change were not enough to arouse concern, new research reveals that rising temperatures may increase the frequency of the sometimes fatal lightning strikes.

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