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![GOES-16’s Lightning Mapper Demonstrates Lightning Behavior](/s3/migrated/GLM_july8-10-GIF_1.gif)
Notice anything interesting about this imagery from GOES-16's Geostationary Lightning Mapper? The Geostationary…
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![GOES-R Short: Lightning](/s3/2021-08/GOES-R%20short%20lightning%20thumbnail.jpg)
Where there's lightning, there's a strong chance of severe weather. The revolutionary Geostationary Lightning…
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![GeoXO Lightning Mapper (LMX)](https://nesdis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/webp_large/s3/2023-05/NOAA-logo_16x9_NoBorder.png.webp?itok=qg3l7mLt)
NOAA plans to include a lightning mapper as part of the GeoXO system.
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![Notice Anything Interesting in this Geostationary Lightning Mapper Imagery?](/s3/migrated/GLM_july8-10-GIF.gif)
This imagery from GOES-16's Geostationary Lightning Mapper features flashes of lightning, but not necessarily where you…
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![Longest Lightning Flash Ever?](/s3/2022-04/lightening-strike.png)
On April 29, 2020, NOAA satellites captured what has now been confirmed as a new world record for the longest single flash…
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![Earth from Orbit: When Lightning Strikes](/s3/2022-08/2022_08_18_WhenLightningStrikes_STILL_NO_TEXT.png)
Lightning is a major public safety threat. It can strike at any time, but it is most common in the summer months.
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![First-of-its-kind Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Instrument Complete](/s3/migrated/glm_unwrapped_0.jpg)
Final GOES-R instrument ready for integration with the Spacecraft The Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) was unwrapped…
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![NOAA Shares Flashy First Imagery from GOES-18 Lightning Mapper](/s3/2022-06/2022_06_02_GLM_FirstLightImagery_STILL_NO_TEXT.png)
The Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument, onboard NOAA’s GOES-18 satellite, is now providing striking lightning…
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![NOAA Satellite Data Predict Future Lightning Strikes](/s3/2021-07/lightening-16x9-thumbnail.jpg)
Lightning is a major hazard. It’s a significant threat to life and property, can ignite wildfires, and impacts travel.
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![Flashy First Images Arrive from NOAA’s GOES-16 Lightning Mapper](/s3/migrated/GLM.gif.gif)
The first images from GOES-16's Geostationary Lightning Mapper are giving NWS forecasters more insight about lightning…
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![NOAA GOES East Satellite Captures the First Images from Space of Gigantic Jet Lightning](/s3/migrated/0846GJ_Social_Media_Fig1.png)
NOAA GOES East (GOES-16) satellite's Geostationary Lightning Mapper has captured the first images from space of '…
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![Tracking Lightning from Space: How Satellites Keep You Safe During Thunderstorms](/s3/migrated/dakotafedir-20180611_053600_0.png)
Lightning strikes, giant sparks of electricity in Earth’s atmosphere that are hotter than the surface of the sun , are a…
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![NOAA GOES-17 Shares First Light Imagery from Geostationary Lightning Mapper](/s3/2021-08/GOES-17%20GLM%20first%20light.jpg)
NOAA GOES-17 satellite has transmitted its first Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) data.
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![Flashy First Images Arrive from NOAA’s GOES-16 Lightning Mapper](/s3/2021-08/g16_glmimagery_0.jpg)
The first images from a new instrument onboard NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite are giving the National Weather Service richer…
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What do lightning strikes and meteoroids zipping through space have in common? It turns out they both can be tracked from a…