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'Lightning from an Isolated Storm over Cannes Bay' © Serge Zaka
In the Spotlight Weather
Weather Photographer of the Year 2022: Behind previous winning images – thunderstorms and lightning
18 May 2022

Lightning strikes and storm clouds make for dramatic and winning weather photos. Did you know that 100 lightning bolts strike the planet every second?

Flight Directors from the NOAA Hurricane Hunters
In the Spotlight Weather
NOAA Hurricane Hunters
08 March 2022

In an exclusive podcast for the Royal Meteorological Society, Kirsty McCabe chats to pilot Commander Rebecca J. Waddington and Flight Director Nikki Hathaway from the NOAA Hurricane Hunters. Find out what it's really like to fly through a storm, why the aircraft are named after the Muppets, and the hidden perils of the infamous blue flight suit.

Lightning strike
In the Spotlight Weather
Weather Photographer of the Year: Setting the scene - lightning
09 April 2021

Alongside the Weather Photographer of the Year competition, we look back at photos which have made sparks fly !

Research Summaries
Using machine learning to predict fire‐ignition occurrences from lightning forecasts
01 April 2021

Summary of the research article published in the RMetS Meteorological Applications journal

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Weather
What causes Lightning?
17 June 2020

We explore what causes lightning and the conditions needed for different types of lightning.

upward lightning
Weather
What is upward lightning?

Over the past few years, Dakota USA native Tom A Warner and his colleagues have been filming lightning on high-speed cameras. In total they have captured 776 naturally occurring lightning flashes with recording speeds as high as 100,000 images per second.

Catatumbo lightning
Weather
Catatumbo 'Everlasting' Lightning
20 June 2019

It occurs over the mouth of the Catatumbo River where it empties into Lake Maracaibo in Venuzuela, South America.

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In the Spotlight
Lightning Photography - advice from award winning Photographer
19 June 2019

Stephen Cheatley, winner of the 2018 Weather Photographer of the Year competition explains the art of lightning photography.

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Weather
Types of Lightning
18 December 2017

Types of Lightning

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