A new satellite is helping meteorologists better understand and forecast storms. The satellite, called the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM), was launched by NASA on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The video, released by NOAA on Monday, contains the first images by NOAA's GOES-16 satellite. Visible are lightning flashes in southeast Texas (Houston is the crosshair). The satellite, which remains in the same position in the sky as it matches Earth's orbit, is able to continually seek lightning flashes in the clouds over the Western Hemisphere.

Source: CBC News March 07, 2017 18:11 UTC