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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

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.

lightning photography
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.

CG lightning
Weather
Types of Lightning
18 December 2017

Lightning can strike the ground, the air, or inside clouds, but there are roughly 5 to 10 times more cloud flashes than cloud-to-ground flashes. Discover the different types of lightning!

lightning strike mortality records
In the Spotlight
World records for extreme weather-related mortality
26 June 2017

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has recently announced the world record for the highest reported historical death tolls from tropical cyclones, tornadoes, lightning and hailstorms.

Sprite lightning over the Pacific ocean off the coast of Costa Rica
Weather
Mysterious lightning
30 November 2016

Sprites, elves and blue jets are more than just mythical creatures but a type of weather

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