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Global map of lightning frequency--strikes/km 2 /yr. The high lightning areas are on land located in the tropics. Areas with almost no lightning are the Arctic and Antarctic, closely followed by the oceans which have only 0.1 to 1 strikes/km 2 /yr. The map on the right shows that lightning is not distributed evenly around the planet. [5]
It is estimated that around 70% of the state's terrestrial plant species are fired-adapted, fire-dependent, or pyrogenic, probably resulting from the state's high incidence of lightning strikes. [20] [21] In fact, the Florida landscape is estimated to have been dominated by dry season lightning-induced and human-ignited fires. [22]
The National Lightning Safety Council (NLSC) reports that the odds of being struck during your lifetime are 1/20,000. Don’t ignore the dangers of Florida's summer lightning activity Skip to main ...
Striking satellite footage shows lightning flashing as Tropical Storm Idalia approaches Florida. The storm is forecast to hit the Sunshine State by Wednesday morning (30 August), after ...
Lightning flashed over the water in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, as thunderstorms moved across the state’s eastern coast on October 17, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.Footage taken by ...
Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park is a Florida state park located in Pasco County, Florida near Port Richey, Florida, along the Gulf of Mexico on the Atlantic coastal plain. An entrance to this park is at the intersection of Scenic Drive and Cinema Drive, one mile west of the intersection of Cinema Drive/Ridge Manor Blvd. and U.S. Highway 19 .
On 19 August 2024 the Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced plans [21] to build golf courses and 350-room lodges on state park lands. [22]In statements to the Tampa Bay Times and in posts to social media, the agency claimed that the construction of a golf course on vulnerable scrub habitat will be done in a way to "minimize habitat impacts".
Footage shows flashes of lightning illuminating the night sky in Cudjoe Key, Florida.Greg Furstenwerth, who captured this footage, said it was shot “before sunrise” on Sunday, May 29.The ...