The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released new information about a remarkable discovery involving a record-breaking lightning strike that occurred in 2017. After a reanalysis of ...

“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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have just confirmed an October 2017 ‘megaflash’ set a new world record for the longest lightning streak ever recorded.

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 ...

This study is led by Li Yiran, Dr. Li Qingyong, Dr. Geng Yangli-ao and Guo zhiqing from Beijing Jiaotong University, and Dr. Zheng Dong, Dr. Xu Liangtao, Yao wen and Dr. Lyu Weitao from Chinese ...