First responders must often work in hazardous conditions in the moments following an incident to rescue survivors and mitigate environmental health impacts. Lightning detection systems and new ...

Question: Does an automated surface observation system (ASOS) have a built-in lightning detection system? Without an observer, how does it know to add a thunderstorm (TS), thunderstorms in the ...

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AccuWeather, global leader in weather forecasting, warnings, data and information, is pleased to announce the acquisition of TOA Systems, Inc. lightning ...

The lightning that sizzled down on Maryland from yesterday’s thunderstorms had been under close watch for several hours by power managers at the Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. Using a remarkable ...

Lightning is one of the great forces of nature. The huge releases of electricity release detectable electromagnetic emissions, as you might expect. The team at the [LVL1 Hackerspace] put together a ...

A while ago, we had a ton of lightning. As a bonus, it always happened in the middle of the night. I love sleeping where it sounds like I am on the front line in WWI - no, I don't. But, while lying ...

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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — "The story of lightning detection really starts in Arizona, starting the 1970s," said Ryan Said, the Senior Scientist at Vaisala in Louisville, Colo. Vaisala is a global leader ...

BRICK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Beach staff and visitors at a Jersey Shore town will soon be getting more protection from lightning. Officials from the town of Brick say they plan to install lightning ...

This DIY lightning detector circuit is a very sensitive static electricity detector that can provide an early warning of approaching storms from inter-cloud discharge well before an earth-to-sky ...

At first we thought this was a lighting detector (for photographers), but upon closer inspection we realized it was a lightNing detector. You know, the type that tells you if there’s lightning. The ...

NANCY: TODAY’S WEATHER, NEARLY PERFECT. MILD TEMPERATURES AND NO STORMS. STEWART: BUT WE KNOW ALL TOO WELL WHAT DANGERS WE FACE WHEN STORMS ARE ROLLING THROUGH DURING THOSE HOT AND HUMID AFTERNOONS.