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Lightning News
Articles, resources, and announcements from Lightning.
Researchers stalk seasonal lightning in the most struck place on Earth.
Feature Article
April 19, 2021
Lightning is much more complex—and extreme—than you think.
Feature Article
April 19, 2021
Two meteorologists pioneered a new application of a single passive microwave frequency using DAAC data in 1995.
Feature Article
April 19, 2021
ALTUS Cumulus Electrification Study (ACES) help validate LIS data to examine thunderstorms.
Feature Article
April 19, 2021
Daytime detection of lightning competes with sunlight shining off cloud tops.
Feature Article
April 19, 2021
Scientists learn that Earth is plugged into a much larger electrical circuit.
Feature Article
April 19, 2021
Forecasters find that lightning may help predict whether developing storms will become severe.
Feature Article
April 19, 2021
New methods help Argentinian farmers brace for bad weather.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
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