An enormous, 515-mile-long flash of lightning that crossed at least three states has been named the longest in recorded history in the world. The 2017 “megaflash” stretched from eastern Texas to near ...

“We call it megaflash lightning and we’re just now figuring out the mechanics of how and why it occurs,” study co-author and Arizona State University climatologist Randy Cerveny said in a statement.

A streak of lightning flashed across three U.S. states — and earned a spot in the record books. The single bolt spanned more than 400 miles over Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi in 2020, records show.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Talk about a bolt from the blue. Scientists July 31 announced the discovery of the world's longest lightning flash ever detected – ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A new record has been set for the world’s longest lightning flash, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) — and it’s probably far longer that you’d imagine. A ...

Talk about a bolt from the blue. Scientists July 31 announced the discovery of the world's longest lightning flash ever detected – a whopping 515-mile-long bolt that blasted across central U.S. skies ...

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