Dry lightning bursts are the leading cause of some of the biggest wildfire flare-ups in California’s history, a new study has found. So-called “dry lightning” — or lightning that occurs with less than 2.5 millimeters of rain — outbreaks are relatively rare, according to the study, published on Monday in Environmental Research: Climate. But such sparks can cause destructive wildfires “due to the intersection of dense, dry vegetation and a large population living adjacent to fire-prone lands,” the authors found. These findings come just days after lightning triggered eight active wildfires in Northern California, per the U.S. Forest Service. The Six Rivers Lightning Complex, which
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