Thunderstorms on the edge of space may be causing loss of GPS signals!

Thunderstorms on the edge of space may be causing loss of GPS signals!:

Scientists were left puzzled about why the three satellites launched by the European Space Agency have regularly lost their navigation signal when passing over the equator above the Atlantic Ocean.

Now they believe they may have uncovered the underlying cause of the strange loss in the GPS signal that helps control the satellites – thunderstorms high in the ionosphere.