Alberto Benni
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The LDS comprises a network of four lightning sensors located islandwide that detects cloud-to-ground and cloud-to-cloud lightning strokes. MSS's LIS Website displays cloud-to-ground and/or cloud-to-cloud lightning strokes within the last 30 minutes.
See lightning strikes in real time across the planet. Free access to maps of former thunderstorms. By Blitzortung.org and contributors.
A lightning strike or lightning bolt is a lightning event in which the electric discharge takes place between the atmosphere and the ground. Most originate in a cumulonimbus cloud and terminate on the ground, called cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning.
See lightning strikes in real time from Blitzortung.org, a website that tracks and displays thunderstorms worldwide. You can also access maps of past and current storms, adjust settings, and embed the map on your own website.
Learn about the types, causes, effects, and myths of lightning, an electrical discharge caused by imbalances between storm clouds and the ground. See stunning photographs of lightning strikes and their impacts on nature and humans.
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Jun 10, 2024 · Even in the absence of a thunderstorm at a location, lightning from a thunderstorm cloud more than 10km away, also known as a bolt from the blue, can still strike the ground in the location.
Oct 6, 2023 · Superbolts are rare and powerful flashes of electricity that are 1,000 times stronger and brighter than average lightning. A new study reveals that the distance between a cloud's charging zone and the planet's surface is the key factor that determines their energy.
