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These maps show the average annual number of thunder-days using data over a ten year period (1990-1999), and lightning total flash density (Nt) and lightning ground flash density (Ng) across Australia ...
A bolt of lightning can heat up to 50,000 °F in less than a second, helping to produce a sound we know as thunder. The temperature is around five times hotter than the surface of the Sun.
About 10 percent of lightning-stroke victims are killed, and 70 percent suffer serious long-term effects. About 400 people survive lightning strokes in the U.S. each year.
Lightning is one of nature’s most dangerous weather threats. Accurately predicting where it might strike can not only protect property, but improve public safety and ultimately save lives.
The numbers became real when a Colorado man was hit by lightning in New Smyrna Beach June 20 as he stood in ankle-deep water. Initially in critical condition after being hospitalized, the 29-year-old ...
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Heavy rain and thunder storms produced lightning strikes across parts of the south on Saturday. A tree was struck at St Peter's Church on Hayling Island, and split in two by the force.
Free lightning explorer by Vaisala: Displays recent lightning activity across the entire continental U.S. The map shows a 2-hour time period with lightning data color coded in 20-minute increments.