12730 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/will-india-lightning-strike-deaths-rise-as-climate-change-worsens/article66997185.eceThunderstorms and lightning have emerged as major weather hazards in recent years, killing about 2,500 people annually. June 22, 2023 05:00 pm | Updated 05:01 pm IST. Lightning is the biggest killer among “forces of nature” - which also include avalanches, cyclones and landslides. | Photo Credit: K.2023-06-22T13:38+0200thehindu-db5c5db1f000798710a473bf77a4dc7820230622133800https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/world/asia/2023-06-22-lightning-is-natures-latest-strike-on-a-heating-planet/Residents of Gurwaith village in Indian Kashmir never used to fear thunderstorms, but in recent weeks, people have raced home or remained indoors at the sight of dark clouds overhead. Lightning killed four villagers on May 6 — two people herding sheep and a couple working on their farm — marking the....2023-06-22T12:11+0200businessday-7bc8d61c43562a7eb702f20b113736a820230622121100https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/world/asia/2023-06-22-lightning-is-natures-latest-strike-on-a-heating-planet/Residents of Gurwaith village in Indian Kashmir never used to fear thunderstorms, but in recent weeks, people have raced home or remained indoors at the sight of dark clouds overhead. Lightning killed four villagers on May 6 — two people herding sheep and a couple working on their farm — marking the....2023-06-22T12:07+0200businesslive-7bc8d61c43562a7eb702f20b113736a820230622120700https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/will-india-lightning-strike-deaths-rise-as-climate-change-worsensBUDGAM, India – The residents of Gurwaith village in Indian Kashmir never used to fear thunderstorms, but in recent weeks, people have raced home or remained indoors at the sight of dark clouds overhead. Lightning killed four villagers on May 6 - two people herding sheep and a couple working on....2023-06-22T09:22+0200straitstimesSG-24bbb57d02c9001c7aab0c939e841ae320230622092200