Satellite – Precipitation

An analysis of the effectiveness of the DDCE device was performed in the context of direct lightning strikes on a telecommunications tower belonging to ANDORRA TELECOM, located in the area of ​​LAS PARDINAS in the Western Pyrenees, France at an altitude of 2,300 metres.  The Tower is located in an area with a high incidence…

MetraWeather and TOA Systems, Inc., (TOA) the global lightning network company, will announce the expansion of a pan-ASEAN lightning network at InterMET Asia 2016. The network is designed to improve the region’s resilience to escalating extreme weather events and mitigate the risks associated with devastating lightning strikes. The network will be expanded in Brunei, Cambodia,…

Getting a picture of a lightning strike is a one-in-a-million opportunity, let alone capturing the perfect moment. However, Johnson Lam successfully did just that – the perfect shot of lightning striking the KL Tower.  “30% intuition, 50% timing, 20% crazy to get this shot. (Many would call it a Lucky Shot) Flew my Mavic Air…

Meteorological Service of New Zealand (MetService) is pioneering the first-ever South Pacific-wide lightning detection network in partnership with TOA Systems, Inc. In South Pacific countries, lightning information from the SPLN will assist with forecasting and monitoring of events by National Meteorological Services. Disaster response agencies in these countries will also have an increased ability to…

MetraWeather and partner, TOA Systems Inc., have successfully completed the first phase of a pan-Oceania lightning location network that will ultimately reach across the Pacific. MetraWeather is a specialist global weather insights company and vendor of weather and lightning location services to the media, transport, industrial, and energy sectors. The company is backed by the…