As our climate changes around us, the unusual is becoming more frequent. Whether it be shorter snow seasons, intense wildfires, or most recently-- storms and lightning across the Chukchi and Beaufort seas. Alaska climate specialist Rick Thoman ,(TOE-min) says thunderstorms need a few different ingredients. "One, they need a moisture, and they need a fairly steep decrease in temperature of loft." Storms over the oceans aren’t particularly rare, but Thoman says these storms form differently. "We