- Lightning could play an important role in flushing pollutants out of the atmosphere. Oxidants produced by lightning help clear the air by reacting with contaminants like methane to form molecules that are more water soluble, allowing them to more easily rain out of Earth’s atmosphere. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/lightning-storm-chemicals-air-clean-atmosphere-pollution 3 comments science
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