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477-mile Long Lightning Bolt Crossed 3 US States and Set a New World Record for Longest Lightning FlashA lightning bolt that lit up the skies of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas set a new world record for the longest lightning flash in the world. It extended a total of 477.2 miles (768 kilometers). The bolt was a rare instance because lightning usually just lasts under a second and extends over ten miles.Professor Randall Cerveny, World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) rapporteur of weather and climate extremes, said that the almost 500-mile wide lightning bolt was an extraordinary record from lightning flash events. In addition, Cerveny said that more instances of greater extremes, such as this lightning bolt, will exist and be recorded in the future thanks to space-based lightning detection technology.Image credits: Micah Tindell, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration#lightning #science #worldrecord #lightningbolt #meteorology

Windy Is A Beautiful Weather Forecast Website For EveryoneWouldn’t it be nice if you could just look at the current weather condition whenever and wherever you are? Ivor probably thought the same thing when he founded Windyty in 2014. He loves to fly kites, and he is a helicopter and jet pilot, after all.As someone who sought weather information constantly, and as someone who had a passion for coding, Ivor decided to code the website in 2014 as a pet project, with the goal of creating a weather forecasting website that is “small and fast to be accessible in the most remote locations.”Throughout the years, the Windyty not only grew as a team; it also became more accurate in forecasting, thanks to the tools, models, and satellites the team would install along the way. And in 2017, Windyty became what we now know it today: Windy.com.Visit the site by clicking here! (Image Credit: Windy.com)#Meteorology #Weather #WeatherForecasting #Programming #Satellite #METAR