We all believed that the longest ray in the world took place in 2020, in the known as Mesecala (MCS) convective system of the great plains of North AmericaThe field is medium 768 kilometers in lengthOf course, it seemed difficult to overcome. However, we did not know that in the same place in 2017 there was an even longer ray. Ray, despite his 829 metersIt remains unnoticed.
Both rays were known as Megaflash. These are rays, which, unlike what usually happens, do not move from cloud to Earth, but move between the clouds, having the opportunity to travel long distances.
In 2017, there were already megaflash detection systems. For the first time, a new geostal environmental environmental satellite was used GOS-17Despite everything, this concrete beam has remained unnoticed until now, when meteorologists analyzed old data to study how electric storms developed in the United States in recent years. This led them to search for what, now, 8 years later, was classified as The longest beam in the world.
Why is the longest ray in the world of megaflash?
When the clouds are at high altitude, drops of water inside the shape Ice and hail particles that move without stopping, faced with each other. These clashes generate the separation of electric charges, so that the positive of them are exhibited on the surface of the ice and negative in the city. The ice is lighter, so it rises to the top of the cloud, and the hail is lower. The result is the separation of loads that lead to electric current. Something like a battery.
As for the movement of the specified current, it can be three types, sEgun, if you move from one end to the other from the same cloud, if you move from cloud to Earth or if you travel between different clouds. The most common is the second, but in this case the rays are usually not very long. The longest beam of the modern world, as well as its predecessors, is Megaflash, because it passes between clouds that can be many kilometers.
What do we know about this new record?
The longest ray in the world went from Texas to Missouri during the storm, occurred in October 2017.
Like any other megaflash, it was impressive. However, this was also very dangerous. If the beam is already a beam, they are even more risk, because it is very difficult to predict where they will go and where they will load their electricity.
The beam should not be the longest beam in the world to kill many people. A good example of his danger is an example of lightning, which in 1975 left 21 Direct victims in ZimbabweHe fell on the hut with a field and left all these victims. If, it would seem, a simple ray in one hut did it, Megaflash, which passes more than 800 kilometers, can be very dangerousTherefore, this conclusion announced this conclusion World Meteorological Organization This is much more than a record announcement. This is new information about how dangerous some events related to thunderstorms are.
Knowing what happened in the past can help us predict what will happen in the future, and, above all, take measures in advance.
Source: Hiper Textual
