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Uluru dazzles visitors with lightning show as park enters hottest season

By Chris Williams
Published  November 12, 2024 12:24pm CST
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Lightning strikes over Uluru dazzle visitors with stunning display

Lightning bolts illuminating the sky above Uluru marked a spectacular sign of seasonal change, according to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, as the Northern Territory approached "the hottest part of the year."

The Brief 

    • Visitors at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park saw a striking lightning show as the area enters its hottest season.
    • The lightning display, captured by a park ranger, wowed locals and tourists alike.
    • Rangers warned that the Mai wiyaringkupai/kuli season increases the risk of lightning-induced fires.

ULURU, Australia - Visitors to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park were treated to a dazzling lightning show as the area undergoes a season change and welcomes "the hottest part of the year."

Bolts of lightning streaked above Uluru, in the Northern Territory, and was recorded by a park ranger giving "locals and visitors … a natural light show".

Park rangers said the Anangu people have five different seasons. The hottest is known as the Mai wiyaringkupai/kuli season, during which it’s warned that lightning strikes can start fires.

The Source

  • Storyful contributed to this report. The information contained in this story came from Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. This story was reported from Los Angeles.