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Lightning Danger Indexing in the Changing Climate Cover

Lightning Danger Indexing in the Changing Climate

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|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2025-0029 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103
Language: English
Page range: 95 - 109
Submitted on: Oct 3, 2025
Published on: Aug 7, 2025
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
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