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1 de jul. de 2024 · Learn about lightning, the visible discharge of electricity that occurs when a region of a cloud acquires an excess electrical charge. Find out how lightning forms, what causes thunder, how to protect yourself from lightning, and more.
20 de jun. de 2024 · What really happens when lightning strikes cars, what to do if you’re out in the open or on a beach, and other tips for National Lightning Safety Awareness Week.
Hace 1 día · No one knows. Are lightning bugs a threatened species? No one knows. They glow like fading stars and have made memories of shimmering summertime backyards for generations. Whether called a firefly ...
21 de jun. de 2024 · Lightning is a visible electrical discharge from a cloud. This happens when there is an imbalance of charges between a region of the cloud and another surface (usually the ground, a building, another region of the same cloud, or another cloud) that is significant enough to break through air resistance.
Hace 2 días · See lightning strikes in real time across the planet. Free access to maps of former thunderstorms. By Blitzortung.org and contributors.
28 de jun. de 2024 · thunderstorm, a violent short-lived weather disturbance that is almost always associated with lightning, thunder, dense clouds, heavy rain or hail, and strong gusty winds.
Hace 22 horas · The ProbSevere LightningCast model uses images of visible, near-infrared, and long-wave infrared channels aboard GOES ABI to predict the probability of lightning in the next 60 minutes ( QuickGuide ). Dashboards for airports and airfields. Dashboards for stadiums and DSS events.