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515-Mile Lightning Bolt, as Big as 7,553 Football Fields, Breaks World Record
The powerful lightning bolt, also known as a megaflash, stretched 515 miles from eastern Texas to Kansas City, Mo. The ...
New research shows Oklahoma saw the world's longest flash of lightning in historic storm
On a stormy pre-dawn morning in late 2017, a lightning bolt near Dallas unzipped the sky, racing northeast through the clouds ...
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WMO Confirms Record-Breaking 829 km Lightning Megaflash, Longest Ever Across Five U.S. States
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has certified the longest single lightning flash ever recorded—a staggering 829 ...
Dominican Today10h
Learn about the three challenges the country faces in managing water resources properly.
In the Dominican Republic, water resources are sufficient to meet projected water demand for the coming years, but average ...
Audacy on MSN5h
515-mile-long flash of lightning that crossed at least three states has been named the longest in recorded history
Though it struck over the U.S. years ago, experts have only recently determined that a lightning bolt that a lightning flash ...
Talking the Tropics w/ Mike: Low pressure to develop over the Western Atlantic but will move NE
Wind shear (red - strong shear; green - low shear). Shear is typically strong to start the hurricane season: ...
August brings ominous hurricane season news. Is another Helene on the way?
August brings skyrocketing hurricane risk and new warnings. But forecasters don't yet know what the 2025 season holds.
World’s longest lightning flash: This 'megaflash' spanned 829 kilometers; here’s what you need to know
A colossal 'megaflash' stretching 829 kilometers across the sky above the United States on October 22, 2017, has been ...
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Finland’s chief meteorologist sees climate change impact from his summer cottage on Lake Saimaa
Petteri Taalas, director of the Finnish Meteorological Institute and formerly of the World Meteorological Organisation, ...
The silent disaster: How floods are rewriting North-East India’s ecological and agriculture future
Monsoon rains in Northeast India disrupt lives, agriculture, and biodiversity, highlighting the urgent need for ...
The Vancouver Sun on MSN6h
B.C. climate news: Crews battle 147 wildfires in B.C. | Alberta heat wave brings added wildfire risk | Trump cancels plans for offshore wind projects
Much of the province is parched from continuing hot and dry conditions. Although heat warnings have been lifted for parts of ...
Mirage News19h
WMO Photo Contest Opens for Public Voting
WMO's calendar competition - one of its most popular annual public activities - is now open for voting.A WMO jury of experts selected 75 finalists ...