The website is about the WWLLN (World Wide Lightning Location Network), a global network that monitors lightning activity across the entire Earth. The site provides information, animations, spectrograms, and publications related to lightning mapping. It offers links to the latest list of WWLLN publications, which includes over 2200 articles and graduate theses referring to the network. Additionally, it discusses how WWLLN is used for tropical cyclone monitoring and displays global lightning climatology with impressive movies. The site also offers an update on volcanic cloud monitoring using lightning data and provides Google Earth overlays with hourly global data recordings. The primary webserver for WWLLN is located in Seattle (wwlln.net) with a backup server in New Zealand (dud.wllnotago.ac.nz). The previous version of the website is still accessible, and users can follow WWLLN on Twitter for updates. Note: archival data from WWLLN are copyrighted by the University of Washington but are available for use.
