A lightning bolt actually crossed the United States for more than 800 kilometers in three weeks.
Recently, the World Meteorological Organization has certified a record of the longest lightning bolt in history.
In fact, this lightning bolt appeared in 2017.
Although it was captured from the data level at that time,
it could not be fully presented due to technical reasons.
Recently, with the maturity of technology,
we finally see the true face of the longest lightning bolt in history.
Let's take a look.
This lightning bolt happened in 2017.
At that time, a medium-sized tornado system was in the air in the United States.
This kind of storm can reach hundreds of kilometers and last for hours.
It just provides perfect conditions for super lightning to extend horizontally between clouds.
Scientists explain that the lightning we actually see is not a line of light,
but is made up of convenient paths of different charges.
When enough positive and negative charges are accumulated in the clouds,
the electricity starts to accumulate in the atmosphere.
If there is a perfect tornado system,
it will set the foundation for lightning to be released at a super long distance.
So this kind of super lightning is not something that can be seen casually.
And there was no satellite that could capture the image precisely,
so there was no way to shoot such a huge lightning bolt.
Now, with the maturity of technology,
we can see the true face of the super lightning bolt.
Recently, researchers have rebuilt this
super lightning bolt that extends from the east of Texas all the way to Missouri.
It also raises the human perception of lightning to a new level.
Before that, lightning was mainly observed by ground positioning systems.
The scope was limited, and it depended on weather and geographical location.
Now, not only can American satellites do large-scale tracking,
European Meteorological Satellite Organization has also launched new equipment
that can achieve the formation, development, and release of super lightning bolts across the ocean.
I believe that in the future, in Europe, Africa, and even further away,
there will be more super lightning bolts that cross the sky.
