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…
A new Malaysian lightning detection network brings benefits for public weather forecasting, worker safety and commercial operations impacted by lightning events. Lightning is one of the most dangerous and frequently encountered weather hazards In Malaysia. It takes lives, causes severe injuries, damages vital infrastructure and disrupts operations. Professor Ir Dr Mohd Zainal Abidin Ab Kadir,…
Dhaka, May 13 (UNB) – Eight sensors capable of pinpointing lightning-prone areas and providing early warnings on incidence of lightning have been installed in the country. Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief has set up the US-made sensors recently, which will allow people to know when the incidents might occur in specific area and will…
Dozens of Bangladeshis were killed in lightning strikes as pre-monsoon thunderstorms wreaked havoc across the South Asian country, an official said Thursday. Farmers harvesting rice in open fields made up the majority of victims, Iftekharul Islam, a director at Bangladesh’s disaster management department, told AFP. “In the last 24 hours, 29 people have died from…
The southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh recorded 36,749 lightning strikes in just a 13-hour period on Tuesday, officials say. The number is unusually high and the result of “extreme weather patterns”, according to the state disaster management authority. Nine people, including a nine-year-old girl, have been killed in the state by lightning strikes since…
BALIK PULAU: Two men were struck by lightning at a beach near Dewan Masyarakat Gertak Sanggul in Teluk Kumbar here during heavy rain last night. Factory supervisor Mohamad Amin Osman, 47, died at the scene in the 10pm incident. The second man, whose identity has not been established, was injured and rushed to the Penang…
Lightning is one of the most dangerous and frequently encountered weather hazards in Australia. There are deaths and over 100 severe injuries caused by lightning in Australia year-on-year. Lightning can severely harm or take the lives of workers and has the potential to disrupt operations through damage to communications and plant infrastructure, fire and ignition…
The INFORM Global Risk Index for 2018 attributed one of Asia’s highest rankings to the Philippines. The Index is a way to understand and measure the risk of humanitarian crises and disasters, and how the conditions that lead to them affect sustainable development. The ranking of 5.2 is due, in part, to the Philippines significant…
Rocket Lab has successfully launched its second flight into space. The flight, christened ‘Still Testing’, was launched from the Mahia Peninsula in January 2018. It saw the 17-metre Electron rocket successfully enter into orbit and deploy three mini-satellites on behalf of paying customers. The satellites are an earth-imaging satellite for Planet, and two Lemur-2 weather…
Major Philippines broadcasters and China Southern Airlines are among clients from Asia using MetService’s weather technology – a little-known service export to the region. MetService is a household name for Kiwis as they decide what to wear in the morning or whether it’s safe to take to the road in challenging conditions. But its technology…
