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John Latham obituary – The Guardian
Climate physicist and expert on thunderstorm electrification who was also a published poet
ScienceClimate physicist and expert on thunderstorm electrification who was also a published poet
Sun 30 May 2021 17.43 BST
How thunderstorms are generated in clouds is still not fully understood. But John Latham, who has died aged 83, did much to explain the physical processes of cloud electrification, cloud lightning and precipitation how water falls from clouds in various forms. Later he proposed a way in which clouds could provide a crucial if temporary role in reducing the impact of global…
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