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Designs, manufactures, and installs the originally patented XIT Grounding System. Some good information here on grounding for lightning protection.
Detailed information, photographs and video of lightning, thunder, sprites, elves, blue jets, and myths and mythology.
Information and links to lightning detection networks across Europe. View real-time maps of lightning activity in Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Slovakia, Norway, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Slovenia.
National Weather Service, Melbourne, Florida. A resource of lightning information for east-central Florida.
Lightning research using a ground-based array of low- frequency lightning electric field sensors. One data "product" is a daily map of lightning of a large portion of the contiguous United States.
Links to relevant news articles and other sites on lightning, photos, lightning variations, fulgerites, lightning victims, books, and research sites. An extensive and useful compilation.
Global Atmospherics provides lightning and thunder storm detection equipment and services worldwide.
A Channel Thirteen presentation shows how lightning is formed and research with triggered lightning. The animation "A Cloud-to-Ground Strike" provides a clear basic understanding. There is access to other phenomena on this "Savage Planet" plus lightning links
Storm chasing information, weather photographs, recorded sounds, free desktop theme and screensaver, and links.
The Lightning Protection Institute is a nationwide not-for-profit organization and provides information on lightning safety and lightning protection systems for commercial and residential structures.
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