The World Meteorological Organization has awarded to records for 2020 lightning bolts, which respectively were 17 seconds and 477 miles. The post A 477-Mile-Long Lightning Bolt Just Set a World ...

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In this edition of Inverse Daily, read about a 477-mile-long lightning bolt breaking records, two black holes that scientists say are destined to collide, and more.

Dear Tom,How long is a lightning bolt?— Jason Klein, MilwaukeeDear Jason,Researchers use photography, duration of thunder, radar and other techniques to measure the lengths of lightning bolts.

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The bolt of lightning struck down on April 29, 2020. While, 477 miles sounds like quite a distance, to drive it home the WMO compared it as the distance from London to Hamburg, Germany. Which are ...