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Billion-volt thunderstorm studied using muons

26 Mar 2019
Lightning
Particle deflector: the paths of muons are affected by the huge voltages found in thunderclouds. (Courtesy: iStock/prudkov)
A thundercloud with a record-breaking voltage of 1.3 GV has been observed by physicists in India an

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