Volunteers fill out an online lightning map online

On the Blitzortung website you can see in which region of the world lightning strikes at a particular time. This was reported by the portal Gizmodo .

website The Blitzortung is based on data provided by volunteers around the world. These volunteers have special equipment to detect lightning, and transmit the information they receive about time and location to Blitzortung servers.

The information is reflected on the website as a colored dot on the map, connected by thin lines to the location from which the strike was recorded. The color of each dot depends on the duration and intensity of the discharge.

Despite the slight lag with which information appears on the site relative to real time, in general the site helps to monitor the movements of a thunderstorm front - which can be very useful, for example, for US residents during tornado season .

Anyone can join the project, and the cost of equipment is less than 200 euros.

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