Switzerland Records Second-Highest Lightning Density in Europe This Summer

Lightning density in Switzerland second highest in Europe

Switzerland experienced a summer with a high number of thunderstorms. More than 22,000 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes were recorded between early June and late August. Relative to its land area, it has the second-highest density of lightning strikes in Europe, according to a report by Meteorage published on Tuesday. In total, the detection network run by the Météo-France subsidiary recorded 22,158 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes in Switzerland during the meteorological summer, which runs...

By swissinfo.ch