World Wide Lightning Location Network
Welcome to WWLLN – the World Wide Lightning Location Network. A global network monitoring lightning activity over the entire Earth. System Messages 28 May 2024: Our satellite animations are currently unavailable. 30 Jan 2023: Welcome to our new website. The old webpage is still available. Useful Links Latest list of WWLLN publications [There are now over 2,200 articles, graduate theses and other publications referring to WWLLN!] Tropical Cyclone Monitoring: wwlln.net/storms/ Global Lightning Climatology with amazing movies and the WWLLN Thunder Hour data. WWLLN’s Global Volcanic Lightning Monitor. Our volcanic ash cloud monitor, updated every minute. [See Q&A interview with Dr. Van Eaton (USGS) about monitoring volcanic eruptions using lightning.] Google Earth overlay…
