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Global map of lightning frequency--strikes/km 2 /yr. The high lightning areas are on land located in the tropics. Areas with almost no lightning are the Arctic and Antarctic, closely followed by the oceans which have only 0.1 to 1 strikes/km 2 /yr. The map on the right shows that lightning is not distributed evenly around the planet. [5]
Lightning flashed over the water in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, as thunderstorms moved across the state’s eastern coast on October 17, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.Footage taken by ...
Sympathetic lightning is the tendency of lightning to be loosely coordinated across long distances. Discharges can appear in clusters when viewed from space. [22] [23] [24] [clarification needed] Upward lightning or ground-to-cloud lightning is a lightning flash which originates from the top of a grounded object and propagates upward from this ...
A lightning detector is a device that detects lightning produced by thunderstorms. There are three primary types of detectors: ground-based systems using multiple antennas, mobile systems using a direction and a sense antenna in the same location (often aboard an aircraft), and space-based systems.
Striking satellite footage shows lightning flashing as Tropical Storm Idalia approaches Florida. The storm is forecast to hit the Sunshine State by Wednesday morning (30 August), after ...
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Distant lightning near Louisville, Kentucky. Heat lightning (not to be confused with dry thunderstorms, which are also often called dry lightning) is a misnomer [1] used for the faint flashes of lightning on the horizon or other clouds from distant thunderstorms that do not appear to have accompanying sounds of thunder. Heat lightning in Tokyo
A man was struck by lightning and at least three others, including a child, were also injured after severe thunderstorms swept through parts of Texas and Florida Wednesday evening into Thursday ...