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National Lightning Safety Council @lightningsafety.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

😮 We’ve just been notified that we will be receiving a Special Award at the @ametsoc.org Annual Meeting in Denver for 25 years of dedicated public education and advocacy, saving countless lives by significantly reducing lightning fatalities nationally and globally.

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American Meteorological Society
2027 Award and Honors Recipients
AMS is pleased to recognize outstanding individuals and organizations of the weather, water, and climate community through its Awards and Honors program. Join us in congratulating the 2027 recipients who will receive their award or honor at the 107th AMS Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado.
SPECIAL AWARD
National Lightning Safety Council
For 25 years of dedicated public education and advocacy, saving countless lives by significantly reducing lightning fatalities nationally and globally

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@ztresearch.bsky.social @ztresearch.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Lightning barrage near Devils Tower, WY. 7/26/26 7 m 40 s of exposure from an image stack. Sony A7 IV, 20 mm, iso 100, f/11, 10s exposures. Unfortunately the barrage stayed south of the tower.

Multiple lightning cloud to ground strikes captured with a Sony A74 set at f/11, iso 100, 20mm, 10 sec exposures. Image stack from 7 min and 40 sec of time. Monochrome.

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Kids playing road hockey on the brand-new Gordie Howe International Bridge 🏒🇨🇦 Canada celebrated the opening the only way we know how with hockey on the deck of the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America. Built by Canadians, paid for by Canadians.🤝🇨🇦 🎥 Gray_Mackenzie on 𝕏 🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦

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@ztresearch.bsky.social @ztresearch.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Close multistroke lightning at Canyonlands NP. Struck a ~3 ft bush about 100 ft away. Notice dirt kicked up about same height as the bush. 7/16/26 Image sequence from Sony A9 III at 120 ips.

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National Lightning Safety Council @lightningsafety.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Hello new followers! We’re the National Lightning Safety Council, a 26 year old group working to minimize lightning casualties and damage in the US and globally. We’ve got meteorologists, an ER doctor, athletics trainer, and lightning protection specialist. lightningsafetycouncil.org

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Lightning Safety - National Lightning Safety Council

Lightning Safety

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@ztresearch.bsky.social @ztresearch.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Aurora substorm visible from Rapid City, SD last night around 1030 pm 7/3/26. Sony A7s iii , 20 mm, f/2.8, iso3200, 3.2 sec

Green and magenta aurora visible above Rapid City, SD

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National Lightning Safety Council @lightningsafety.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

21% of lightning fatalities in the last 20 years occurred when people were fishing, at the beach, or boating. If you’re engage in one of those activities, stay aware of your surroundings and go to a safe place when thunderstorms move in. When thunder roars, go indoors!

The deadly dozen activities that contribute to the majority of lightning fatalities in the United States.

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National Lightning Safety Council @lightningsafety.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

This is just a beautiful animation of the 5 lightning injury mechanisms. Great work to the @reuters.com graphics team.

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National Lightning Safety Council @lightningsafety.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

It's amazing that more people aren't injured or killed by lightning each year - and we already see around 25,000 fatalities and 250,000 injuries around the world each year! It doesn't matter where you are: When thunder roars, go indoors! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvy3...

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Lightning strikes the Eiffel Tower as a thunderstorm rages over Paris

YouTube video by Associated Press

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National Lightning Safety Council @lightningsafety.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Most people who are struck by lightning survive. They don’t carry an electric charge, so if you see someone who is struck by lightning, call 9-1-1 and begin first aid immediately.

If Someone Is Struck By Lightning
• Call for help. Call 9-1-1
• Begin CPR, if necessary
Use an Automatic External Defibrillator, if necessary and one is available.
• If possible, move the victim to a safer place
• Continue to monitor the victim until medical help arrives

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National Lightning Safety Council @lightningsafety.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

In the last 20 years, only 3 of 517 U.S. lightning fatalities occurred when a person was in a substantial building or fully enclosed metal vehicle. This is why we say "When thunder roars, go indoors!" When you're inside, avoid contact with plumbing or plugged-in devices.

Location of Lightning Fatalities 2006 - 2025. 3 were inside. 514 were outside.

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National Lightning Safety Council @lightningsafety.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

#LSAW26: No place outside is safe during a thunderstorm, but there are some activities that result in more injuries and fatalities than others. These twelve activities contributed most to US lightning fatalities in the last 20 years. In these situations, you're generally isolated and exposed.

The Deadly Dozen activities that contribute most to lightning fatalities in the United States.

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National Lightning Safety Council @lightningsafety.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

#LSAW26: Want to know a little more about how thunderstorms and lightning develop? Check this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HgO...

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The Science of Thunderstorms and Lightning

YouTube video by National Lightning Safety Council

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National Lightning Safety Council @lightningsafety.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

As we always like to do at the beginning of Lightning Safety Awareness Week (#LSAW26), here’s a spelling lesson. We are talking about lightning this week. We hope we are lighting your way to lightening your concerns about being safe around lightning.

A three panel image showing the difference between lightening, lighting, and lightning.

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National Lightning Safety Council @lightningsafety.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Today is the first day of Lightning Safety Awareness Week. It’s also Father’s Day. Share your favorite lightning puns and dad jokes. I’m positive this will be a hit. If you don’t find this current attempt at engagement to be funny, you’re grounded.

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Dramatic Lightning Strikes in Dark Sky

Alt: Dramatic Lightning Strikes in Dark Sky

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@ztresearch.bsky.social @ztresearch.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Volnado hits the east camera. Thinking that would hurt.

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@ztresearch.bsky.social @ztresearch.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Episode 49 producing an impressive volnado.

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National Lightning Safety Council @lightningsafety.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Three people were killed by lightning across the street from the White House on August 4, 2022. Roughly 4,300 people will be at the UFC event tonight, with a 85,000 tickets allotted for a watch party at the Ellipse. Hopefully there’s a plan in place to get all of them to safe places.

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Sam Gardner @wx4stg.com · 12/06/2026

We did some science last night! (Phased-Array Polarimetry for Electrification and Lightning)

the OU advanced radar research center’s “Horus” mobile phased array S-band radar is in a grassy field. a thunderstorm anvil stretches about halfway over the sky. A small horseshoe vortex is visible in front of the anvil

Three instruments (a differential wavelength radiometer, a highspeed camera, and a global shutter camera) on tripods pointed at an approaching frontal boundary at sunset.

Long exposure photo of a CG lightning flash. Mammatus clouds are visible above the camera.

Long exposure photo of a CG lightning flash, with two channels coming to ground. Mammatus clouds are visible above the camera.

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National Lightning Safety Council @lightningsafety.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Pleased to announce a new Lightning Safety Guide for Sports and Outdoor Events! NLSC members worked with CISA and NCS4 to develop this guide. www.cisa.gov/sites/defaul...

Lightning safety guide for sports and special events

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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

A meteor streaked through the sky above western New York earlier this morning.

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Nick Ulivieri @nuphoto.com · 05/05/2026

Tried to catch the rainbow and lightning photobombed my iPhone shot. #WXsky #ILwx

A photo of the South Loop with a rainbow cutting through the skyline reaching down towards the ground and lightning striking 1000M

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Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

A lightning-packed line of storms charges across Kansas this afternoon.

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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Craziest story you'll read today, even as America's TV news networks fall over themselves to strike deals with Polymarket and Kalshi and present their data as newsworthy. The world has gone mad. finance.yahoo.com/markets/cryp...

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France Probes Weather Data Tampering After Surge in Polymarket Bets

(Bloomberg) -- France’s forecasting office flagged suspected tampering with weather sensors at the country’s largest airport and referred the case to police, after detecting unusual readings alongside...

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Nick Ulivieri @nuphoto.com · 18/04/2026

Big bolts delivering some Friday Night Lights. ⚡️⚡️ #ILWx #Chicago

A large lightning bolt strikes behind the Chicago Skyline on Friday night.

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David Demko @davedemko.com · 11/04/2026

NOAA GOES 18 weather satellite’s Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument detected the atmospheric re-entry of NASA’s Artemis II Orion capsule over the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and southern California just before 23:56 GMT — too cool! #ArtemisII #NASA #NOAA

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The Dude Replies @rawse.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Imagine being in space 30 min ago and now you’re about an hour from In n Out

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Sarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Things that work: giant rocket, very precise math, orbital mechanics, cameras, iPhones Things that don’t work: Microsoft Outlook, toilets, sat phones

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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 11/04/2026

Every single one of the astronauts who went to the moon and back on Artemis II was educated at a public school. Thinking of the teachers who poured into Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen tonight. You helped send a kid to the moon! 🌕 💛

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@ztresearch.bsky.social @ztresearch.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Bright meteor/bolide west of Rapid City, SD at 8:24 pm MDT last evening (Apr 8th) captured by 2 observatory cameras. Double bright flashes prior to decay. youtu.be/LFEKBz_paIc

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Bright Fireball/Bolide, 2026-04-09, 02:24:44 UTC, Rapid City, SD

YouTube video by Tom Warner

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

There are 4 astronauts on the other side of the Moon right now unable to contact or hear anything from Earth. They are the luckiest people in the universe.

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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

What A Blast! 906pm on Thursday over Chicago. All that lightning in one moment...this is one image.

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Vanna Chmielewski @frqltg.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I do appreciate a good rumble before the heaviest of the precip reaches the area

2 minutes of Oklahoma Lightning Mapping Array data with one flash (shown in pink dots) extending a couple of countries east of the rest of the lightning activity.

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CosmoQuest @cosmoquest.org · 02/04/2026

There are now 10 toilets in Space International Space Station: 4 Crew Dragon Docked at ISS: 1 Soyuz Docked at ISS: 1 Tiangong Space Station: 2 Shenzhou Docked at TSS: 1 Artemis II on way around Moon: 1 This will be the first time a toilet has left low earth orbit!

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Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

The Canary Islands enveloped in dust as waves and vortices swirl off of them. A fascinating, complex view.

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Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

An 800+ mile long haboob sweeping across northwest Africa. My oh my...

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@ztresearch.bsky.social @ztresearch.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I have created a video lecture series called Understanding Lightning. It is a 9 part series using high-speed video, animations and electromagnetic data plots to explain lightning physical processes. No AI, just a simple lecture format. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_U...

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Understanding Lightning / Part 1 - Introduction and Background

YouTube video by Tom Warner

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@ztresearch.bsky.social @ztresearch.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Another great video from Greg Leyh. This shows why most high-voltage labs don't usually incorporate high current in their tests for safety reasons. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoGb...

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Firing the Tesla Tower as a Plasma Cannon

YouTube video by LightningOnDemand

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@ztresearch.bsky.social @ztresearch.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Wall, South Dakota Mar 20th 1030 pm MT

Green and red aurora visible over Wall South Dakota at 1030 pm MT on Mar 20th 2026

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Nick Ulivieri @nuphoto.com · 11/03/2026

I slowed down the lightning initiation video and it’s clearly an upward strike. These ~5 frames taken from a 240fps clip represent about 20 milliseconds in real time. All this with a handheld cameraphone 🤯

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Anna Hughes 🍁 @annaghughes.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Begging physicists to recognise that being brilliant at one thing does not make you an expert on everything.

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@ztresearch.bsky.social @ztresearch.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

64.4 mph peak wind at my house in west Rapid City, SD last night. 4 trees down. Numerous pine trees down in the neighborhood with roof damage to at least 3 homes.

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@ztresearch.bsky.social @ztresearch.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

57 mph peak wind gust at my house in west Rapid City, SD at 1035 am, Dec 17th, 2025 (MST), 1735 UT.

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