🌩️World’s Longest Lightning Bolt: 515-Mile Megaflash Shatters Records Over U.S. #sciencefather #phd #reseacher
In a record-breaking weather event, a single lightning bolt stretched an incredible 515 miles across the central United States—spanning Texas to near Kansas City —during a storm in October 2017 . Officially certified by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) , this "megaflash" now holds the world record for the longest lightning bolt ever recorded , surpassing the previous 2018 Brazil record. The event occurred during a large mesoscale storm system and was captured using NASA and NOAA’s satellite lightning mapping technology . This discovery redefines the known boundaries of lightning behavior and emphasizes the role of space-based weather surveillance in tracking extreme atmospheric events. New Scientists Awards 6th Edition of New Scientists Awards | 28-29 August 2025 | Berlin, Germany Nomination Link: https://newscientists.net/award-nomination/?ecategory=Awards&rcategory=Awardee Web Visitors: https://newscientists.net/ For Enquiry: contact@newscient...