Lightning by region

Lightning is the discharge of electricity from thunderstorms. Ground strikes can cause significant damage to property and infrastructure, and injure or kill people and livestock. Lightning is often associated with other severe weather events, such as strong wind gusts. Thunderstorms may increase in frequency and intensity with climate change. This dataset relates to the "Lightning" measure on the Environmental Indicators, Te taiao Aotearoa website.

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Field Value
Theme
Author Ministry for the Environment
Maintainer Ministry for the Environment
Maintainer Email Ministry for the Environment
Source https://data.mfe.govt.nz/table/53515-lightning-by-region/
Source Created 2016-11-11T03:18:57.288347Z
Source Modified 2017-01-12T04:00:05.627045Z
Language English
Spatial
Source Identifier https://data.mfe.govt.nz/table/53515-lightning-by-region/
Dataset metadata created 2 February 2020, last updated 3 March 2024