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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]
In 2022, Florida had a total summer capacity of 66,883 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 258,910 GWh. [2] Florida is the third largest generator of electricity in the nation behind Texas and Pennsylvania. [3] Major producers include Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy, JEA, and TECO Energy.
Teague, Texas, was named the lightning capital of the U.S. with over 1,900 occurrences of lightning per square mile in 2024, according to Vaisala, a global technology company. ... Orlando, Florida ...
Lightning is a natural phenomenon, more specifically an atmospheric electrical phenomenon. It consists of electrostatic discharges occurring through the atmosphere between two electrically charged regions, either both existing within the atmosphere or one within the atmosphere and one on the ground, with these regions then becoming partially or wholly electrically neutralized.
The National Lightning Safety Council (NLSC) reports that the odds of being struck during your lifetime are 1/20,000. Don’t ignore the dangers of Florida's summer lightning activity Skip to main ...
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 ...
Thunderstorms produced an “excessive amount of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes” across east-central Florida on Thursday, July 22, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.Video shared by Greg ...
At 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level, Britton Hill in northern Walton County is the highest point in Florida and the lowest known highpoint of any U.S. state. [3] Much of the state south of Orlando is low-lying and fairly level; however, some places, such as Clearwater, feature vistas that rise 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) above the water.