THE Manila International Airport Authority (Miaa) cannot further reduce the red lightning alert safety radius at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) complex without jeopardizing its ground employees. In a Viber exchange, Miaa Officer-In-Charge Bryan Co told the BusinessMirror, “We pilot-tested [a reduction in the radius] to 3 kilometers but…
Earth Networks, the global leader in weather and lightning monitoring and alerting, today announced a technology collaboration with Disney Parks, Experiences and Products to co-develop innovative solutions for managing operational safety and outages during severe weather situations.
Disney Weather Check is a part of Disney SyncLink™ Technology, a suite of products, goods, services and methods that enable companies to provide their teams and clients with unique experiences coupling critical and timely information in a controlled manner.
“Technology-driven weather monitoring and alerting solutions are a must for any safety-minded organization,” said Rich Spaulding, CEO at Earth Networks. “We are excited to begin this technology collaboration with Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, our long-standing customer, and the world leader in operational excellence.
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Earth Networks, the global leader in weather and lightning monitoring and alerting, today released its 2020 U.S. Lightning Report. During 2020, Earth Networks detected 441,211,344 in-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning pulses within the continental U.S., a decrease of 15% from 2019. Over 31.5 million of those pulses were cloud-to-ground, representing 7% of all lightning activity.
The lightning activity detailed in the report was detected by the Earth Networks Total Lightning Network (ENTLN), which monitors the combination of in-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning strikes over 100 countries. Sensor density is important for accuracy, and with over 1,800 sensors, a team of lightning scientists, and 24/7 meteorologist experts, the ENTLN is the most extensive and technologically advanced total lightning network in the world.