Thunder Snow and Turbine Zaps!! Do Windmills Churn Up Lightning in Lake Effect Snow Storms?
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Ron and Jay interview Dr. Scott Steiger, Director of the Lake Effect Storm Prediction and Research Center at SUNY Oswego, about a study that just started on the eastern end of Lake Ontario to examine "Thunder - Snow", the occurrence of lightning during Lake Effect Snow Storms. Lightning detection arrays have been placed across the countryside on the eastern end of Lake Ontario to detect and locate lightning strikes that occur during lake effect storms. Within the study, the scientists are asking whether the presence of wind turbines has increased the frequency of lightning strikes?
It is a great conversation but we ran a little long on this one so grab a cup of tea and enjoy.
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