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World lightning mapping in real time

Posted by Alanh02
Tags: meteorology, weather, lightning, maps, interactive, websites, blitzortung
https://www.blitzortung.org/en/live_lightning_maps.php?map=10

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Title
Lightning & Thunderstorms - Europe
Authors
Egon Wanke
Word count
96 words

5 comments

  1. Alanh02
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    We just recently had a lightning storm pass by and a good friend shared this with me. It was interesting to correlate the hits on the map in real time with what we were seeing\hearing

    We just recently had a lightning storm pass by and a good friend shared this with me. It was interesting to correlate the hits on the map in real time with what we were seeing\hearing

    6 votes
  2. SmolderingSauna
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    This is amazing! Am a statistician so data of all sorts fascinates me. Making a tab for this right next to my earthquake monitor on my homescreen.

    This is amazing! Am a statistician so data of all sorts fascinates me. Making a tab for this right next to my earthquake monitor on my homescreen.

    2 votes
  3. [3]
    Habituallytired
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    So how does it work? If I'm looking at the realtime data, there's the strike and then there are green lines, is that how far the strike was visible? I'm trying to look up the information on the...

    So how does it work? If I'm looking at the realtime data, there's the strike and then there are green lines, is that how far the strike was visible? I'm trying to look up the information on the site, but not able to find what I'm looking for.

    edit: nope, the green lines are the detectors for the strikes.

    1. btpound
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      The lines are super cool to see, being able to know which stations are being used to find the exact location of the strike!

      The lines are super cool to see, being able to know which stations are being used to find the exact location of the strike!

      2 votes
    2. Alanh02
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      Ah now thats an interesting idea on those green lines. When we were first watching it, as the green lines reached our location we heard the thunder so we made the assumption the green circle was...

      Ah now thats an interesting idea on those green lines. When we were first watching it, as the green lines reached our location we heard the thunder so we made the assumption the green circle was the noise dissipating.

      However, you may be correct

      1 vote