Two lightning megaflashes shattered distance and duration records

The bolts captured by satellites more than doubled the previous records

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Lightning regularly crackles across the sky around the globe, like this bolt over Finland. Now two extreme flashes of lightning, both over South America, are setting new world records, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

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Two extreme bolts of lightning have smashed previous records for lightning duration and distance.