Two storms in 2020 set two new records for lightning, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced today (Feb. 1). One record was for longest single bolt, a record captured by a flash of ...

So the lightning bolt continues growing ... At the time, it was recognised as the longest lightning flash ever recorded. Since then, advancements in technology have allowed researchers to measure ...

It is one of the most spectacular phenomena of the natural world, striking our planet with a bolt of electrical energy more than three million times every day. But meteorologists have revealed ...

This storm didn’t just bring the usual thunder and lightning; it produced the longest bolt of lightning ever recorded. Such a feat not only captures the imagination of weather enthusiasts but ...

A single bolt of lightning measuring 477.2 miles has been confirmed as the longest ever – leaping across Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas in 2020, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

THE world’s longest lightning bolt stretched nearly 500 miles across three states and lasted for almost nine seconds, officials have said. The flash extended 477.2miles across Texas, Louisiana ...

A bolt of lightning that stretched for more than 750 kilometres — across three American states — holds the new world record for longest flash. The lightning struck from one cloud to another ...

Talk about some shocking news from the sky! Scientists identified all-time world records for both the longest lightning bolt — nearly 200 miles — and the world’s longest-duration lightning ...

A bolt of lightning that stretched nearly 500 miles across three U.S. states is the new world record holder for longest flash. The single flash extended 477.2 miles (768 kilometers) across Texas ...

This thunderstorm in April 2020 was found to contain the longest single lightning flash ever. A bolt of lightning that stretched nearly 800 kilometres across three US states is now the world ...