Bolts like these are called gigantic jets.They are the rarest and most powerful sort of lightning, occurring as few as 1,000 times a year and emitting more than 50 times as much energy as a ...

A 'gigantic jet" lightning bolt was recorded back in May 2018 over an Oklahoma thunderstorm, carried 100 times as much of a charge as the average thunderstorm lightning bolt.

A leader will light up for about 1 µs as current flows, creating a step. Then the channel will darken for tens of microseconds, followed by the formation of the next luminous step at the end of the ...

Bolts like these are called gigantic jets. They are the rarest and most powerful sort of lightning, occurring as few as 1,000 times a year and emitting more than 50 times as much energy as a ...