Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Science@beehaw.org · 1 month ago515-Mile-Long Lightning Megaflash Sets New World Recordwww.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up132arrow-down1external-link515-Mile-Long Lightning Megaflash Sets New World Recordwww.scientificamerican.comChris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Science@beehaw.org · 1 month agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareswelter_spark@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoI saw a lightning storm like this in the American Midwest once. It was very dramatic and awe-inspiring.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoI live on the Great Plains, you’re right, storms can be impressive as hell. I’ve seen more than one tornado, too. I meant the giant lightning strike slowly propagating over a whole squall line. I don’t think you could see that except from space.
minus-squareswelter_spark@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoOh, the whole 500 mile long thing. Yes, it must’ve been amazing in person, but not sure how much would be visible.
I saw a lightning storm like this in the American Midwest once. It was very dramatic and awe-inspiring.
I live on the Great Plains, you’re right, storms can be impressive as hell. I’ve seen more than one tornado, too.
I meant the giant lightning strike slowly propagating over a whole squall line. I don’t think you could see that except from space.
Oh, the whole 500 mile long thing. Yes, it must’ve been amazing in person, but not sure how much would be visible.