{
  "id": 6881748,
  "title": "Mysterious red flashes appear above Almeria and Valencia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/mysterious-red-flashes-appear-above-almeria-and-valencia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T07:05:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euro Weekly News",
    "slug": "euro-weekly-news",
    "url": "https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/12/mysterious-red-flashes-appear-above-almeria-and-valencia/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, September 10, something unusual appeared above Spain's Mediterranean coast. Red flashes, known as red sprites, were captured on camera from the Almeria coast and Ayora in Valencia. These fleeting electrical events, which occur high in the Earth's atmosphere above powerful thunderstorms, were photographed by both observatories and storm chasers. AEMET, Spain's meteorological agency, shared images from the Ayora observatory, while David Mancebo recorded the phenomenon from the Almeria coastline. Red sprites are large-scale electrical discharges produced at altitudes of 50 to 90 kilometres above the ground, far above normal lightning. They are brief, lasting only a few milliseconds, and can take on strange shapes, including branching structures that resemble giant jellyfish. AEMET's analysis of the Valencia images found that powerful lightning over the Mediterranean triggered the sprites seen from Ayora. Storm chaser Mancebo recorded around 14 sprites from the Almeria coastline, some of which were seen above the Mediterranean as the storm system moved away.",
  "summary": "Something very unusual was caught on camera above Spain during the early hours of Thursday, September 10, when rare red […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Red flashes, known as red sprites, appeared above Almeria and Valencia on September 10.",
    "Captured by observatories and storm chasers from Almeria and Ayora.",
    "Red sprites triggered by powerful lightning over the Mediterranean, lasting only milliseconds."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The appearance of red sprites over Spain's Mediterranean coast indicates that intense thunderstorms in the region can produce spectacular electrical discharges high in the atmosphere.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}