2019's Lightning Hot Spots Around the World Revealed in New Maps
At a Glance Lightning was detected more than 2.3 billion times worldwide last yearParts of the Great Plains, Gulf Coast and Florida had the most lightning in the U.S. Florida had fewer lightning strikes than normal in 2019, but still managed to retain its title as the lightning capital of the U.S., according to a new report released this week. There were 2.35 billion lightning events worldwide in 2019, Finland-based Vaisala said in its . This includes lightning strikes between...