On a cursory glance it'd be interesting to know if this record mega-lightning event could be related to the magnetosphere type event mentioned in another HN sto

On a cursory glance it'd be interesting to know if this record mega-lightning event could be related to the magnetosphere type event mentioned in another HN story: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23658114 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23658114 They're on different dates but perhaps recording shifts in E&M balances based on global weather conditions, or perhaps affected by solar storms.