SUPERBOLTS BY NUMBERS

1,000 times brighter than regular lightning

90+ Percentage of superbolt strikes over water

1.4 BILLION Number of lightning flashes on Earth in a year

0.32 Percentage of superbolts compared to ordinary lightning

600 Number of superbolts on Earth between 2018 and 2020

FOUR Months when most superbolts strike – between November and February

2013 Year most superbolts were recorded

100 Gigawatts of power produced by superbolts