Lightning Rio Grande do Norte RN lightning Disclosure/Cosern Rio Grande do Norte has already been hit in the first seven months of 2026 by around 24 thousand more lightning strikes than in the entire year 2025. The survey was released this Thursday (16) by Neoenergia Cosern with data from the Climatempo platform. In total, until July 16, the state was hit by 68,098 lightning strikes. In the entire year 2025, there were 43,833 discharges on Rio Grande do Sul soil. ? Click here to follow the g1 RN channel on WhatsApp Compared to the same period in 2025, the increase was 58.1% - there were 43,056 lightning strikes between January and July last year. The municipality of Apodi leads the number of incidences, with 3,855 lightning strikes recorded.
RN has already been hit by 24,000 more lightning strikes in 2026 than in the entire year 2025
Lightning Rio Grande do Norte RN lightning Disclosure/Cosern Rio Grande do Norte has already been hit in the first seven months of 2026 by around 24 thousand more lightning strikes than in the entire year 2025. The...
See below, according to Cosern, the cities most affected by lightning until July this year in RN: Apodi - 3,855 lightning strikes; Mossoró - 3,571; Caraúbas - 3,062; Governor Dix-Sept Rosado - 2,986; Caicó - 2,916; Campo Grande - 2,834; Assú - 2,515; Upanema - 2,478; Serra Negra do Norte - 1,755; Jucurutu - 1,538 The impact of lightning on the electricity grid left around 260,000 consumer units without power for a few minutes in the first half of the year, according to Cosern, which reported that it installed lightning rods at strategic points and increased the use of artificial intelligence in remote-controlled reclosers - equipment that is capable of identifying faults more quickly. Safety guidelines ?? During the occurrence of rain and strong winds, accompanied by lightning, Neoenergia Cosern advises the population to adopt the following safety measures: Avoid staying in open places such as beaches, football fields, under trees or near fences; Do not practice agricultural activities outdoors during storms as this is the most vulnerable circumstance during a lightning storm; Immediately stop using motorcycles, bicycles and open agricultural machinery; Immediately stop using motorcycles, bicycles and open agricultural machinery; Do not take shelter in open places such as balconies, verandas, awnings, decks, etc. Safe shelter option, if you are on the street: find a closed vehicle and stay inside it, with the doors and windows closed, without leaning against the bodywork until the storm passes. Most watched videos on g1 RN
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