In a recent milestone confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a truly gargantuan lightning flash has claimed the title of longest ever recorded. Scientists measured it at an ...

A lightning strike reported over Texas and other Gulf Coast states has turned out to be the longest recorded strike to date. The 477-mile-long flash, a new record for horizontal lightning, spanned ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A new record has been set for the world’s longest lightning flash, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) — and it’s probably far longer that you’d imagine. A ...

ATLANTA — It’s not often a scientist breaks a world record — let alone their own — but that’s exactly what Dr. Michael Peterson has done. An applied physicist at the Severe Storms Research Center at ...

Scientists in the Emirates have developed a novel lightning mast layout that reportedly eliminates shading effect on PV panels. The proposed approach also addresses earth grid requirements under ...

The 477-mile-long flash, a new record for horizontal lightning, spanned from roughly southern Mississippi to the Corpus Christi area on April 29, 2020, the World Meteorological Organization announced ...