@WWLLN

News and updates from the World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN). James tweeting.

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NEW DATASET🔍 Researchers at the University of Hong Kong have released a dataset tracking lightning strikes around the world⚡ @WWLLN datainnovation.org/2021/07/t…

Tracking Lightning Strikes Around the World

Researchers at the University of Hong Kong have released a dataset of lightning strikes around the world. The dataset compiles raw data from the World Wide [...]

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⚡️4 Weeks of Global Lightning Strikes⚡️ 26.08.19 - 23.09.19 with data via @WWLLN - this was a ton of fun to work on! Look at the little timeline cloud 🤣... Blog post: spatialawareness.io/blog/thu… Vimeo Link: vimeo.com/444012621 #3d #animation #geoshare #houdini
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Air traffic avoiding lightning strikes and stormy weather near Dallas Fort Worth (May 2019) ✈ data: @OpenSkyNetwork ⚡ data: @WWLLN Blog post: spatialawareness.io/blog/thu… HD (1440p): vimeo.com/443835822 #gischat #geoshare #avgeeks
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Something to know about volcanic lightning: it is NOT RARE despite what many people will tell you. It's very common during explosive ash-producing eruptions. So common, in fact, that we use it to help monitor volcanism around the world. @WWLLN @EarthNetworks @VaisalaGroup (11/14)
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Big bolts of lightning occur in unexpected places -- my newest story for The New York Times: nytimes.com/2019/09/17/scien… @NYTScience @WWLLN

The Most Powerful Lightning Strikes in Unexpected Places (Published 2019)

Superbolts are extremely rare, and thousands of times more powerful than the tendrils in the typical electrical storm.

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Quick look at lightning detected by @WWLLN during the 2018-19 #AnakKrakatau #eruption. Phenomenal number of strikes makes highly cluttered plot. Timeline shows continuous lightning from just after Dec 22 #Tsunami until Dec 28, then a few smaller events in late Dec - early Jan.
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Replying to @COweatherman
Here's the @WWLLN lightning strike detection map for #Krakatau on Dec 23: 10856 strokes. Remarkable.
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Cluster of lightning strikes detected by World Wide Lightning Location Network @WWLLN over #Ambae around the reported time of the #eruption. Lots of meteorological lightning in the area too, but this is probably volcanic. @VaisalaGroup @COweatherman @volcaniclastic
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Ship pollution leads to lightning, study finds kng5.tv/2y2Nq9B
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Setting up a new @WWLLN station to detect volcanic lightning in the Alaskan Aleutians
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AVO Bogoslof RED/WARNING - Significant explosive eruption started at 14:16 AKDT and continues. avo.alaska.edu/activity/Bogo…
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Decent amount of volcanic lightning so far from today's eruption of #Bogolsof via @WWLLN
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Our lightning network keeps getting better thanks to our collaboration with @UW's @WWLLN Access the press release: ow.ly/IHcg3077Aqv
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Monitoring lightning strikes can improve cyclone forecasts uniindia.com/monitoring-ligh… @WWLLN @UWAtmosSci @CliffMass #lightening #weatherphoto
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Cosmic explosions - aka gamma ray bursts - occur 1100 times a day on Earth in storms bbc.com/news/science-environ… #AGU14
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