Author: riajati

Aviation | Lightning | Weather
Subang airport closed after lightning strikes runway
Byriajati May 5, 2010October 28, 2018
PETALING JAYA: The Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah airport in Subang was partially closed for an hour after lightning damaged its runway during a thunderstorm. Department of Civil Aviation director-general Datuk Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said lightning yesterday created three holes in the middle of the runway, each one averaging two feet (60cm) in diameter and six…
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Lightning | Weather
UPM pusat teknologi perlindungan kilat
Byriajati March 18, 2010November 10, 2018
Bunyi guruh dan pancaran kilat sememangnya tidak asing bagi kita yang berada di negara beriklim tropika. Namun apa yang paling ditakuti ketika fenomena tersebut sedang ‘mengamuk’ adalah panahan petir yang mampu menghanguskan apa jua benda yang disambarnya. Di Amerika Syarikat (AS) , Pentadbiran Lautan dan Atmosfera Kebangsaan (NOAA) merekodkan 47 kematian manakala 246 orang lagi…
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