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Live Science on MSN515-mile-long lightning bolt that spanned 5 states is the longest on record
A lightning "megaflash" that zipped across five U.S. states has set a new record for the longest ever detected.
Scientists July 31 announced the discovery of the world's longest lightning flash ever detected – a whopping 515-mile-long ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSN515-Mile-Long ‘Megaflash’ of Lightning Sets a New World Record, Spanning Eastern Texas to West-Central Missouri
In October 2017, lightning stretched across multiple Great Plains states, and a weather satellite captured the event ...
In a flash, a single lightning bolt lit up the sky across three states in the Great Plains. On Thursday, after careful ...
A single flash of lightning that stretched across the Great Plains, from eastern Texas all the way to Kansas City, Missouri, ...
The 2017 “megaflash” stretched from eastern Texas to near Kansas City — a distance that would take at least eight hours by ...
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Space.com on MSNNew world record! Weather satellites detect 515-mile-long lightning flash
Using archival satellite data, researchers just officially confirmed the length of this enormous bolt of lightning that ...
Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case ...
The World Meteorological Organization reported that a megaflash has set a new world record for lightning discharge distance.
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Live Science on MSNWhat's the longest lightning bolt ever recorded?
Lightning is one of the greatest natural forces on our planet. New mapping tools are revealing just how big it is.
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The Surprising Cosmic Chain Reaction Behind Every Lightning Bolt
Lightning is the most beautiful and dramatic demonstration of electricity in nature, yet its origin has long eluded a ...
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