Incredible Discoveries About Lightning Including The Longest Bolt Ever Seen
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Documenting Earth's Longest Lightning Strikes and Influencing Factors
Uncover the science behind 'mega flashes,' how satellites reveal lightning's true scale, and what surprising factors, from cosmic rays to shipping pollution, directly impact these electrical storms.
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- Record-breaking lightning bolts (up to 830 km) require space-based monitoring using instruments like the GLM.
- Specific geographic regions, like the Great Plains, act as hotspots due to unique mountain barriers channeling warm, moist air.
- Human activity, specifically sulfur emissions, demonstrably amplified the frequency of lightning strikes in certain areas decades ago.
This discussion details the record-setting 2017 lightning strike and the technology used to map these massive electrical discharges. Learn why certain regions generate these events and what surprising factors influence their frequency.
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Top Comments (10)
"Shocking natural phenomenon." Good one, Anton!!!! 😅😅
When i was a kid , we lived in one of the highest buildings in our city on the top floor. One time in summer when i was lying in bed at night and watching a thunderstorm through the window, i saw a lighting with pinkish red color that crawled over the entire sky and over the horizon, i will never forget that one
Lightning never bothered me—until I was caught in a thunderstorm on Algonquin, the Adirondacks’ second-highest peak. The storm came out of no where. It had been drizzling and cold, with the temps in the 40's...Not typical storm weather. We ran for the tree line, spread out, and sat on sleeping pads atop our packs as the storm passed. The next day, we learned two hikers on nearby Mount Colden had been killed by the storm.
As a child in the mountains of northern New Mexico I saw lots of lightning during our summer monsoon season, and, as you said, there were very few actual strikes. The one I remember passed over our house and the bolt was the width of the dining room window. The tall ponderosa on our front embankment was missed entirely, but three ponderosas further down the street and sitting at the head of a canyon were blown to bits.
It’s crazy how lighting can emit gamma rays.
We've probably all watched lightning careening across the sky and gazed up in amazement. Now Anton gives us a video that helps see that we hardly scratched the surface with what we saw. Thank you for helping us with this boost to our sense of wonder, wonderful sir.
Living in the tropics I'm always amazed watching the lightning flashes during the monsoon season. The amount of energy on display is staggering. I really wish there were a way of harnessing it, but for now I can just enjoy the show. A 500 or 700 km long bolt of lightning is truly awesome, though.
I remember a bolt that hit at a gas station in Texas I think, that blew out a huge chunk of asphalt.
Lighting in the clouds, we used to call that "sheet lightning when I was a youngster.
That sulfer dioxide increases lightning strike frequency might explain why lightning around volcanic eruptions is so amazing.
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Top Comments (10)
"Shocking natural phenomenon." Good one, Anton!!!! 😅😅
When i was a kid , we lived in one of the highest buildings in our city on the top floor. One time in summer when i was lying in bed at night and watching a thunderstorm through the window, i saw a lighting with pinkish red color that crawled over the entire sky and over the horizon, i will never forget that one
Lightning never bothered me—until I was caught in a thunderstorm on Algonquin, the Adirondacks’ second-highest peak. The storm came out of no where. It had been drizzling and cold, with the temps in the 40's...Not typical storm weather. We ran for the tree line, spread out, and sat on sleeping pads atop our packs as the storm passed. The next day, we learned two hikers on nearby Mount Colden had been killed by the storm.
As a child in the mountains of northern New Mexico I saw lots of lightning during our summer monsoon season, and, as you said, there were very few actual strikes. The one I remember passed over our house and the bolt was the width of the dining room window. The tall ponderosa on our front embankment was missed entirely, but three ponderosas further down the street and sitting at the head of a canyon were blown to bits.
It’s crazy how lighting can emit gamma rays.
We've probably all watched lightning careening across the sky and gazed up in amazement. Now Anton gives us a video that helps see that we hardly scratched the surface with what we saw. Thank you for helping us with this boost to our sense of wonder, wonderful sir.
Living in the tropics I'm always amazed watching the lightning flashes during the monsoon season. The amount of energy on display is staggering. I really wish there were a way of harnessing it, but for now I can just enjoy the show. A 500 or 700 km long bolt of lightning is truly awesome, though.
I remember a bolt that hit at a gas station in Texas I think, that blew out a huge chunk of asphalt.
Lighting in the clouds, we used to call that "sheet lightning when I was a youngster.
That sulfer dioxide increases lightning strike frequency might explain why lightning around volcanic eruptions is so amazing.