A website called Blitzortung.org (German for lightning radiolocation) is charting lightning strikes in real time as they happen across the world. Blitzortungs maps look strangely reminiscent of old-school wargames, with flame-colored dots symbolizing each lightning strike and flashing lines indicating the location of the station that identified it. Anyone can contribute to the project so long as theyre willing to purchase and assemble one of the lightning detection kits, which cost less than €200 (about $272). As of this moment, Blitzortung has yet to gain any real traction outside of America and Europe.
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