lightning

Tokyo Skytree an ideal spot to track lightning...
A Rogowski coil installed at a height of 497 meters on the Tokyo Skytree, which looks like a pipe in this photograph, is designed to measure electric currents of lightning that strike the world's tallest free-standing tower. (Provided by the University of Tokyo and the Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry)
May 23, 2012
The 634-meter Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest free-standing tower that opened to the public on May 22, is providing scientists with a rare opportunity: It allows them to...
UPDATE/ Two people killed in rare tornado,...
Residents and emergency responders assess the damage on a devastated shopping street in the Hojo district of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 6 where power poles tilted over. (Yosuke Fukudome)
May 07, 2012
A rare tornado and ferocious winds wreaked havoc in Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures on May 6, killing a junior high school student and injuring 45 people, and damaging about...
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