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12,000 lightning strikes over Switzerland: Here's how MeteoSchweiz counts them
4+ hour, 59+ min ago (383+ words) This is what lightning looks like when it’s measured by a network of ground-based antennas—here, over Ticino. Meteo News had recorded nearly 12,000 lightning strikes by Wednesday morning. But how are these strikes actually counted and located? It all relies…...
What Lies Behind the Dangerous Mega-Clouds
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (605+ words) A PyroCb cloud can extend into the stratosphere. They look like oversized thunderclouds, but they’re even more dangerous. Pyrocumulonimbus (PyroCb) clouds are formed by wildfires and extreme heat. This rare phenomenon fascinates researchers—and worries firefighters, because it makes fires…...
Federal Government Warns of Severe Thunderstorms on Wednesday
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (203+ words) bluewin.ch Federal Government Warns of Severe Thunderstorms on Wednesday Severe thunderstorms are possible in large parts of German-speaking Switzerland starting at noon on Wednesday. The federal government has issued a thunderstorm advisory at hazard level 3 out of 4. By contrast,…...
EU Climate Change Service states: Third warmest April since measurements began
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (245+ words) Last April, researchers measured the second-highest sea surface temperature since records began. This applies to all oceans outside the polar region, according to the Climate Change Service of the EU Copernicus program in Bonn. Record temperatures were measured in large…...
Earthquake in Tuscany: tremors also in Florence
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (124+ words) Italy: Earthquake in Tuscany: tremors also in Florence | blue News blue News Italy Earthquake in Tuscany: tremors also in Florence An earthquake has struck in Tuscany. According to the Italian Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), it had a magnitude…...