The region’s air typically doesn’t suit strikes – so they have become an important climate crisis indicator
The high Arctic saw a dramatic rise in lightning in 2021 in what could be one of the most spectacular manifestations of the climate crisis.
In a region where sightings were once rare, the Earth’s northernmost region saw 7,278 lightning strikes in 2021 – nearly double as many as the previous nine years combined.
(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/07/lightning-high-arctic-rise-scientists-worried