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Astonishing ‘Megaflash’ Sets World Record for Longest Lightning Strike
A lightning flash tore across the sky above the Great Plains, stretching across a staggering 515 miles (829 kilometers) from ...
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Lightning bolt stretching hundreds of miles breaks world record
Scientists using satellite data discovered a record-breaking lightning bolt that stretched 515 miles from Texas to Kansas ...
A massive lightning ‘megaflash’ set a world record — it stretched for a whopping 515 miles
A single flash of lightning that stretched across the Great Plains, from eastern Texas all the way to Kansas City, Missouri, ...
515-Mile Lightning Bolt, as Big as 7,553 Football Fields, Breaks World Record
The World Meteorological Organization reported that a megaflash has set a new world record for lightning discharge distance.
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515-mile lightning flash caught from space
A jaw-dropping 515-mile lightning bolt lit up the skies from Texas to Kansas City, smashing previous records and reshaping ...
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“We Call it Megaflash Lightning”: Scientists Use Satellites to Find New Record-Breaking Weather Extremes
Scientists have now observed the largest megaflash lightning strike ever documented across 515 miles of the Great Plains.