Absence of Trend in Global Lightning during Recent Hiatus in Global Warming

Earle R Williams1, Anirban Guha2, Robert A Boldi3, Hugh J Christian Jr4 and Dennis Edward Buechler4, (1)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cambridge, MA, United States, (2)Tripura University, Physics, Agartala, India, (3)Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, (4)University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States