The longest lightning in the world reaches more than 320 km

9 years have passed but the record for the longest lightning in the world has not been broken, it runs through 3/4 length of the state of Oklahoma in America.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has recorded lightning strikes on Oklahoma on July 20, 2007, the longest lightning bolt in the world with a length of 321km.

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The world's longest lightning strikes down the state of Oklahoma, USA.(Artwork: Flicker.)

Lightning is one of the natural phenomena that can take people's lives. With modern lightning sensor technology, we were able to detect and track records such as temperature, coldness, wind, rainfall and other weather phenomena to warn and improve security. all for humans. At the same time, put the calculation results on lightning into the database to study them in the most detailed way possible.

According to the US National Climate Agency, the United States suffers from about 25 million lightning strikes each year, causing an average of 49 deaths and hundreds of injuries. In 2016, 35 Americans were killed by lightning.

WMO has confirmed 7.74 seconds is the longest time a bolt of lightning resides. This lightning appeared in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France on August 30, 2012.