New smartphone app WeatherBug, named Spark, warns you of lightning strikes - Indian Express

PTI : New York, Mon May 06 2013, 18:36 hrs A new smartphone app that can alert users to lightning strikes nearby has been developed in the US. The app from WeatherBug, called Spark, tells you where the nearest lightning strike is to you, based on data from the Total Lightning Network (run by WeatherBug's parent company, Earth Networks) and your phone's GPS location. Users can also check for lightning near saved locations such as the beach or the golf course you're hoping to visit, website 'OurAmazingPlanet' reported. To check for lightning where your friends and loved ones are at that moment, users have to simply zoom in on the radar map and press and hold their exact location to get information on Spark lightning alerts and other key weather information. The app detects both lightning that hits the ground and the majority of lightning in the clouds that you may not even be able to see - what meteorologists call 'total' lightning. Spark also provides detailed lightning information and recommendations for when to seek shelter and when to stay alert. ALSO READ Students judge professors on their Facebook profiles! Apps convert smartphones into home monitoring system Lab-created human brain cells grow in mice Mars Curiosity rover back to work after break Please read our terms of use before posting comments TERMS OF USE: The views, opinions and comments posted are your, and are not endorsed by this website. You shall be solely responsible for the comment posted here. The website reserves the right to delete, reject, or otherwise remove any views, opinions and comments posted or part thereof. You shall ensure that the comment is not inflammatory, abusive, derogatory, defamatory &/or obscene, or contain pornographic matter and/or does not constitute hate mail, or violate privacy of any person (s) or breach confidentiality or otherwise is illegal, immoral or contrary to public policy. Nor should it contain anything infringing copyright &/or intellectual property rights of any person(s). via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFw8N7-9GyGuLMdJB66wl6nnUlmMw&url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/new-smartphone-app-weatherbug-named-spark-warns-you-of-lightning-strikes/1112136/

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