During thunderstorm conditions the turbulence in the cloud causes the charges to separate in such a way that the negative charges concentrate in the base of the cloud.

Lightning is produced in thunderstorms when liquid and ice particles above the freezing level collide, and build up large electrical fields in the clouds.

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The second-most common type of strike, cloud-to- ground lightning poses the greatest threat to human life and causes the most property damage.

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Not only does air pollution affect the rain, it also causes more lightning strikes (Image: Graham Smith/Rex)

"The thinking is that ice crystals colliding with one another plays a big role in the charge separation that causes lightning," Bell said, though he added that the exact mechanism is still a bit of...