National Lightning Safety Institute performs Consulting, Education, and Research relating to lightning hazard mitigation. Lightning exhibits random and unpredictable behavior. By adopting a proactive defense, safety levels can be improved and harmful con www.lightningsafety.com
Lightning and Atmospheric Electricity at the GHCC (NASA). Learn about LIS, OTD, LMS, and other space based lightning detection instruments designed, built, and maintained by the Lightning Team. thunder.msfc.nasa.gov
Manufactures specialized and high-tech lightning arrestors for power lines and antennas. Many downloadable PDF information sheets on protection and safety. www.polyphaser.com
A wide variety of real time weather maps. This web site contains thousands of weather related images. As a result, links to these images are grouped by data type, image type and region. weather.unisys.com/radar/rcm.html
Manufactures and installs static dissipation systems: Grounding, surge protectors, and site inspections. Lightning protection for homes, buildings, towers, factories, petro facilities, and boats. Includes educational lightning section. www.lpsnet.com
Designs, manufactures, and installs the originally patented XIT Grounding System. Some good information here on grounding for lightning protection. www.lyncole.com
Information and links to lightning detection networks across Europe. View real-time maps of lightning activity in Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Slovakia, Norway, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Slove www.euclid.org
Lightning research using a ground-based array of low- frequency lightning electric field sensors. One data "product" is a daily map of lightning of a large portion of the contiguous United States. edot.lanl.gov
Links to relevant news articles and other sites on lightning, photos, lightning variations, fulgerites, lightning victims, books, and research sites. An extensive and useful compilation. www.sirlinksalot.net/lightning.html
Van der Heide, Dutch manufacturer and system integrator of lightning protection and location equipment and related services. Offers online services for the Benelux region including lightning display, notification, analysis. www.blikseminslagen.com
A Channel Thirteen presentation shows how lightning is formed and research with triggered lightning. The animation "A Cloud-to-Ground Strike" provides a clear basic understanding. There is access to other phenomena on this "Savage Planet" plus lightning www.thirteen.org/../03deadlyskies/01lforms/indexmid.html
The Lightning Protection Institute is a nationwide not-for-profit organization and provides information on lightning safety and lightning protection systems for commercial and residential structures. www.lightning.org
Boltek StormTracker and LD-250 Lightning Detectors display lightning strikes live on a map of your area. Can detect and track thunderstorms up to 300 miles away, right from your personal computer. www.boltek.com