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Washington, Nov 14 : A new research has revealed that lightning is expected to increase by 50 percent with global warming.

Climate scientists at University of California, Berkeley, who looked at predictions of precipitation and cloud buoyancy in 11 different climate models, concluded that their combined effect will generate more frequent electrical discharges to the ground.

Scientist David Romps said that with warming, thunderstorms become more explosive and this has to do with water vapor, which is the fuel for explosive deep convection in the atmosphere.

Washington, Nov 14 : Uber has reportedly launched a wallet-style payment system in India in the wake of recent regulations, according to which all transactions need to pass through domestic payment systems.

Tech Crunch reports the new payment method now allows customers to essentially pay with their debit card or net banking account, in addition to a credit card as before.

However, it does not support cash payments.

Customers can put in money in their pre-paid wallet, which is then used to pay for their taxi rides.

Uber deducts payment from the wallet, rather than from a debit or credit card.

Washington, Nov 14 - Scientists have found that like Earth, Mars too has macro weather, a regime which is used to described the relatively stable regime between weather and climate.

According to the researchers at McGill University and UCL, the three-part pattern applies to atmospheric conditions on Mars, where Sun also plays a major role in determining macroweather.

The research promises to advance scientists' understanding of the dynamics of Earth's own atmosphere-and could provide insights into the weather of Venus, Saturn's moon Titan, and possibly the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

London, Nov 14 - The mansion featured in the hit classic movie ' The Godfather' which is owned by Don Vito Corleone is up for sale , it has been revealed.

The 2.9 million dollars mansion was used as the exterior of Corleone's house in the iconic film and after being sold for 1.7 million dollars two years ago, the Staten Island, New York, property is up for grabs again, the Daily Star reported.

Joseph Profaci, managing principal at Connie Profaci Realty, said that the connection to the film certainly gave the home a certain cache for movie buffs.

London, Nov 14 - Rosetta spacecraft's robot probe Philae which recently made a historic touchdown on a comet might face a battery issue.

The lander bounced twice, initially about 1km back out into space, before it settled in the shadow of a cliff, 1km from its intended target site and therefore, it may now be challenging to get enough sunlight to charge its battery systems, the BBC reported.

Paolo Ferri, the head of European Space Agency's (ESA) operations here in Darmstadt, Germany, said that they had estimations that go the battery life might work for 24 hours.

New Delhi, Nov 14 - Google doodle has featured a Pune child's artwork