Superbolts Map (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Superbolts Map

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The dots represent superbolts, lightning with an energy of at least 1 million Joules. Red dots are particularly large superbolts, with an energy of more than 2 million Joules. Superbolts are most common in the northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea, with smaller concentrations in the Andes, off the coast of Japan, and near South Africa.

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Holzworth et al./Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

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