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Rare ‘Double’ Lightning Phenomena With Massive Red Rings Light Up the Alps
For a brief moment last year, northern Italy's night sky offered a spectacle rarely seen in a lifetime. From his home in Possagno, nestled in the Alps, photographer Valter Binotto captured an image showing two of Earth's rarest lightning phenomena occurring at the same time. Elves and sprites are forms of Transient Luminous Events (TLEs), which fla...
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Thunderstorms, Sunrise, Himalayas: Shubhanshu Shukla Shows India From Space
Shot aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the footage shows the Earth appearing to roll beneath the spacecraft as it orbits from south to north over the Indian Ocean along India's east coast.
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New World Record Alert: Weather Satellite Records Longest Lightning Flash of 515 Miles
The Weather satellite has recently detected the record-breaking megaflash that appeared in the year 2017 and has surpassed the record of the 477-mile lightning bolt, which occurred in 2020. The new world record holder for the lightning bolt stretched 515 miles long, measuring Texas to Missouri.
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892-Kilometres Megaflash From Texas To Kansas Shatters World Record For Longest Lightning Strike
Researchers used data from the GOES East weather satellite, which orbits 22,236 miles above Earth's surface, to detect the enormous lightning strike.
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'Bolt From The Blue': Lightning Megaflash Of 829 Kilometres Sets New World Record
A new world record for the longest distance lightning flash was declared on Thursday - a megaflash that stretched for 829 kilometres (515 miles) across the United States.
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NASA Astronaut Captures Rare Red Sprite Over Storm from Space Station
In a rare celestial event, NASA astronaut Nichole “Vapor” Ayers captured a vivid red sprite lightning phenomenon from the International Space Station as it flared above a thunderstorm across Mexico and the southern U.S. The image highlights the importance of orbital observation and NASA's citizen-science initiative, Spritacular, which collects ...
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iPhone SE 4 Tipped to Feature iPhone 14-Like Notch; Dummy Images Hint at Key Design Changes
iPhone SE 4 is rumoured to be in development as the successor to the iPhone SE (2022). While previous reports suggested that the purported phone could benefit from Apple’s Dynamic Island, an industry analyst has rebuffed these claims, stating that it will still have a notch design similar to the iPhone 14. Leaked dummy images shed light on the ov...
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NASA's ER-2 Aircraft Unveils Complex Gamma Rays from Thunderstorms
Recent flights by NASA’s ER-2 aircraft have uncovered new types of gamma rays generated by thunderstorms. These observations indicate that gamma-ray glows are more common and long-lasting than previously thought, while newly identified flickering gamma-ray flashes might provide insights into the mechanisms behind lightning formation.
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Lightning Strikes Brazil's Christ The Redeemer Statue, Pic Stuns Internet
In a jaw-dropping moment, the 100-foot statue of Jesus Christ towering over Rio de Janeiro was hit by lightning. The stunning scene was captured during a flash storm which hit the coast of Brazil on Friday.
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770-Kilometer Lightning In 2020 Declared Longest Single Bolt Recorded
A bolt of lightning that stretched nearly 769 kilometres across three US states in 2020 or equivalent to the distance between London and the German city of Hamburg has been declared as the longest recorded single flash by the WMO.
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Rare ‘Double’ Lightning Phenomena With Massive Red Rings Light Up the Alps
For a brief moment last year, northern Italy's night sky offered a spectacle rarely seen in a lifetime. From his home in Possagno, nestled in the Alps, photographer Valter Binotto captured an image showing two of Earth's rarest lightning phenomena occurring at the same time. Elves and sprites are forms of Transient Luminous Events (TLEs), which fla...
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Thunderstorms, Sunrise, Himalayas: Shubhanshu Shukla Shows India From Space
Shot aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the footage shows the Earth appearing to roll beneath the spacecraft as it orbits from south to north over the Indian Ocean along India's east coast.
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New World Record Alert: Weather Satellite Records Longest Lightning Flash of 515 Miles
The Weather satellite has recently detected the record-breaking megaflash that appeared in the year 2017 and has surpassed the record of the 477-mile lightning bolt, which occurred in 2020. The new world record holder for the lightning bolt stretched 515 miles long, measuring Texas to Missouri.
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892-Kilometres Megaflash From Texas To Kansas Shatters World Record For Longest Lightning Strike
Researchers used data from the GOES East weather satellite, which orbits 22,236 miles above Earth's surface, to detect the enormous lightning strike.
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'Bolt From The Blue': Lightning Megaflash Of 829 Kilometres Sets New World Record
A new world record for the longest distance lightning flash was declared on Thursday - a megaflash that stretched for 829 kilometres (515 miles) across the United States.
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NASA Astronaut Captures Rare Red Sprite Over Storm from Space Station
In a rare celestial event, NASA astronaut Nichole “Vapor” Ayers captured a vivid red sprite lightning phenomenon from the International Space Station as it flared above a thunderstorm across Mexico and the southern U.S. The image highlights the importance of orbital observation and NASA's citizen-science initiative, Spritacular, which collects ...
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iPhone SE 4 Tipped to Feature iPhone 14-Like Notch; Dummy Images Hint at Key Design Changes
iPhone SE 4 is rumoured to be in development as the successor to the iPhone SE (2022). While previous reports suggested that the purported phone could benefit from Apple’s Dynamic Island, an industry analyst has rebuffed these claims, stating that it will still have a notch design similar to the iPhone 14. Leaked dummy images shed light on the ov...
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NASA's ER-2 Aircraft Unveils Complex Gamma Rays from Thunderstorms
Recent flights by NASA’s ER-2 aircraft have uncovered new types of gamma rays generated by thunderstorms. These observations indicate that gamma-ray glows are more common and long-lasting than previously thought, while newly identified flickering gamma-ray flashes might provide insights into the mechanisms behind lightning formation.
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Lightning Strikes Brazil's Christ The Redeemer Statue, Pic Stuns Internet
In a jaw-dropping moment, the 100-foot statue of Jesus Christ towering over Rio de Janeiro was hit by lightning. The stunning scene was captured during a flash storm which hit the coast of Brazil on Friday.
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770-Kilometer Lightning In 2020 Declared Longest Single Bolt Recorded
A bolt of lightning that stretched nearly 769 kilometres across three US states in 2020 or equivalent to the distance between London and the German city of Hamburg has been declared as the longest recorded single flash by the WMO.
