NEWSER) – The US and China are working together to temper greenhouse-gas emissions, which could come in handy now that scientists are saying climate change might cause something else down the road: more lightning strikes. A study in Science says lightning frequency in the continental US could spike by more than 12% for every degree Celsius of global warming, Mother Jones reports. That could lead to a 50% increase over the next 100 years or so, National Geographic reports—or, as Mother Jones estimates it, three strikes for every two strikes now. The general reason, among more specific ones: As the air warms, it's able to retain more moisture—and moisture is conducive to lighting.