Study reveals steady increase in thunderstorm and lightning activities in Bengaluru

Key points

• On April 29 Bengaluru received heavy downpour coupled with thunderstorms and hailstorms.
• The intensity was so heavy that the Bengaluru city station recorded 78 mm rainfall within a duration of about 30 minutes.
• A study conducted by the scientists and researchers from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bangalore University, and Andhra University, published in the Current World Environment Journal, has found that the heavy rainfall and thunderstorms like the one which occurred on April 29 was not a one off incident but a recurring one.
• The study, “Thunderstorms and their Influence on Meteorology and Atmospheric Composition over Southern Peninsular”, has revealed that Bengaluru is experiencing a significant, statistically verified increase in both thunderstorm and lightning activities.
• Scientists led by IMD Scientist C.S.