Lightning is one of the great forces of nature. The huge releases of electricity release detectable electromagnetic emissions, as you might expect. The team at the [LVL1 Hackerspace] put together a ...

You would think detecting lightning would be easy. Each lightning bolt has a staggering amount of power, and, clearly, you can hear the results on any radio. But it is possible to optimize a simple ...

Tired of running around unplugging electronics during lightning season, Dennis Page came up with what he thought was a better idea: a device to automatically disconnect gadgets. Little did he expect ...

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Personal lightning detector? You mean, a long piece of metal tubing held high, so you’re the first to know when a storm is overhead? Hey, only kidding! Everybody knows it’s silly to wave metal around ...

LIFELINE BY CALLING OR TEXTING NINE, EIGHT, EIGHT. AND ALREADY THIS STORM SEASON, WE’VE HAD A SCARY RUN OF LIGHTNING IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. TAKE A LOOK AT A SNIPPET OF LIGHTNING WE SAW LAST NIGHT. IT WAS ...