Tag: Lightning
200,000 lightning strikes in one month: how to explain the multiplication of storms?
From storm chaser memory, he hadn’t seen this for “a very long time”. Yohan Laurito hunts down lightning all year round, camera in hand, guided by the weather forecasts he…
Forest fires: why dry thunderstorms are dreadful?
Every summer, fires break out in our forests. Unfortunately, they are often the work of arsonists and sometimes the result of carelessness or accidents. It can also have a natural…
Extraordinary weather phenomenon: superbolt lightning
Superbolts are lightning 1,000 times more powerful than conventional lightning, but also 1,000 times brighter. These “super lightnings” mainly occur above water, and in particular along the French coasts! L’energy…
Lightning strike in villa outside Smedjebacken – burning in the ceiling
Forces from the rescue service in Ludvika and Smedjebacken are on site at the villa in Snöån. According to Kim Björkqvist, it is burning from the roof with open flames.…
Mysterious smoke ring over Trollhättan – after lightning
Trollhättan was hit by a heavy thunderstorm on Monday. The lightning and thunder that ravaged the city also gave rise to a strange phenomenon – a ring of smoke. Amanda…
Thunderstorms: what is the origin of thunder?
The event is well known: when the storm bursts, thunder rumbles. What is less is the way in which the electric charge of the cloud generates such noise. Here are…
Lightning: can it enter a house, what are the risks?
In the event of a storm, lightning represents a real danger. Each year in France, it affects between 200 and 300 people, causing nearly 30 deaths. What to do to…
Hail, lightning, floods… France hit by violent storms
More than 50,000 lightning strikes were recorded on Saturday June 4 throughout France. Météo-France had placed 65 departments on orange alert on Saturday. “A large part of the territory crossed…
Storm watch: how to protect yourself from lightning
News Posted 12m ago, Reading 3 mins. Risk of thunderstorms in the south-west of France. Ten departments have been placed on orange alert by Météo France. Objective, not to become…
Lightning: effects on humans, risks at home?
In the event of a storm, lightning is a real danger. Each year in France, it affects between 200 and 300 people, causing nearly 30 deaths. What to do to…