WMO has recognized 2 new world records for a single #lightning #megaflash
— World Meteorological Organization (@WMO) June 26, 2020
Longest distance: 709 km (440.6 miles), #Brazil, 31.10.2018
Longest duration 16.7 seconds, #Argentina, 4.3.2019
DOUBLE the previous records
Verified with new satellite lightning imagery technology pic.twitter.com/DfG9NUrjEl
This image captured on Halloween 2018 by the GOES-R Geostationary Lightning Mapper shows the new world record megaflash of the greatest extent for a single lightning flash, designated today by @WMO. https://t.co/hiTxf9DbkI @NOAASatellites pic.twitter.com/5hS6fRImQW
— NOAA NCEI Climate (@NOAANCEIclimate) June 25, 2020
2019 record-breaking extreme lightning bursts, or ‘megaflashes’, were more than double the size and duration of the previous record flashes, the UN’s weather agency, @WMO , announced on Thursday. https://t.co/BCBEDNv0Hv
— UN News (@UN_News_Centre) June 25, 2020