Lightning_GroundStrikes_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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Additional Info

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/layer/53558-lightning-groundstrikes-by-region/
Source Created	2017-01-11T01:57:10.268964Z
Source Modified	2017-02-24T04:26:48.534542Z
Language	English
Spatial	{"type": "MultiPolygon", "coordinates": [[[[166.4289990069698, -47.282000998832615], [166.4289990069698, -34.14499900115386], [178.54500099973026, -34.14499900115386], [178.54500099973026, -47.282000998832615], [166.4289990069698, -47.282000998832615]]]]}
Source Identifier	https://data.mfe.govt.nz/layer/53558-lightning-groundstrikes-by-region/