LightningMaps.org CC BY-SA 4.0 / Lightning data by Blitzortung.org and contributors
See lightning strikes in real-time across the planet.
This real-time lightning map is a community project with contributors who volunteer from around the world, who are part of Blitsortung.org. They are careful to say that it's for entertainment purposes only, and that it does not include every single lightning strike across the planet -- but still, it is impressive!
I am in awe of these kinds of worldwide community projects that pool data to create a bigger picture for everyone. So much more can be accomplished when we collaborate than trying to do it alone.
What's the difference between Blitzortung.org and LightningMaps.org
Blitzortung.org is a community of station operators who transmit their data to the central server, programmers who develop software, and people who assist anyway to keep the system running. On LightningMaps.org visualizes the gathered lightning data in different variants, for example as overlay on satellite images.
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