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515-mile lightning flash caught from space
A jaw-dropping 515-mile lightning bolt lit up the skies from Texas to Kansas City, smashing previous records and reshaping ...
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World's longest lightning flash confirmed as new record
A 515-mile-long lightning strike that traveled from Texas to Missouri has been confirmed as the new world record.
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New world record! Weather satellites detect 515-mile-long lightning flash
Using archival satellite data, researchers just officially confirmed the length of this enormous bolt of lightning that ...
Flash news: ASU scientist confirms electrifying record for long-distance lightning
A lightning flash that is longer than 60 miles is considered a megaflash. Researchers first discovered them using new ...
Lightning ‘megaflash’ spanning 515 miles sets new world record, forecasters say
The massive lightning flash spanned from Texas to near Kansas City, surpassing the previous record of 477 miles set in 2020.
‘Megaflash’ lightning bolt traveled over 500 miles, setting a new record, study says
Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case ...
Florida is the lightning capital. Here's how to stay safe ahead of weekend storms
Lightning is one of the top storm-related killers in the United States, according to the National Lightning Safety Council. Here's how to stay safe.
Weather-tracking advances are revealing astonishing extremes of lightning
It was a single lightning flash that streaked across the Great Plains for 515 miles, from eastern Texas nearly all the way to ...