TNPSC Thervupettagam

Lightning strikes in 2019

July 1 , 2020 1612 days 1049 0
  • Brazil has the highest incidence of lightning in the world.
  • Argentina recorded a strike that lasted for 16.73 seconds in 2019.
  • Brazil recorded a lightning strike that travelled a distance of 709 kilometers in 2018.
  • It was released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
  • The lightning flashes that have now entered the record books are known as ‘Megaflashes’ in scientific parlance.
  • In India, Bihar is second after Uttar Pradesh with the maximum number of deaths due to lightning.

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