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NASA's ER-2 aircraft, as part of the ALOFT project, investigated lightning and related energy fields in the atmosphere in July 2023. This research aims to deepen our understanding of gamma-ray flashes in thunderclouds and will influence future space-based lightning mapping technologies. Throughou
CAMP BLANDING – Not all the loud blasts from the Camp Blanding area are military explosions. Some are part of the University of Florida’s research on one of nature’s most potent …
Around 100 people in South Africa die in lightning strikes every year and thousands more are injured. Yet the establishment of an awareness campaign could significantly reduce these numbers, scientists say.
The National Science Foundation has granted funding to JMU's geography program for lightning research over the next two years.
Unbelievable. and you knew him, you knew tim. what were they doing when the tornado hit them? >> i'm not sure. we were on the other side of the tornado. a lot of lightning research, too. dropping tornado censors. but if i had to guess, probably trying to save somebody's life. maybe somebody got stuck and he was trying to run back and get them out of the path. because he's a hero. and i know that he was probably trying to save somebody's life. this was probably a direct life-saving mission from tim because he's just that kind of guy. a great guy. and he knows the science. he's an engineer. i me...