-lrb- cnn -rrb- island-hoppers take note : providenciales in the turks and caicos is tripadvisor 's latest pick for the world 's top island . providenciales climbed a rung from last year 's no. 2 ranking among the travel review site 's travelers ' choice award winners to bump ambergris caye out of the top spot . an amazing map revealed by nasa has shown where lightning occurs most on earth . labour received more than # 1 every second from trades unions in the second week of the election campaign , official figures revealed this morning . union barons gave more than # 700,000 to ed miliband 's party , swelling labour 's election war chest for the last 14 days of the campaign . overall , labour received # 1.1 million in donations between april 6 and april 12 -- more than twice as much as the conservative party which received just # 492,512 . union barons gave more than # 700,000 to labour in the second week of the election campaign in a boost to ed miliband , pictured today speaking to supporters in leicester . the map reveals average yearly counts of lightning flashes per square kilometre from 1995 to 2013 . and the results show that the highest amounts of lightning flashes occur in the far eastern democratic republic of congo and lake maracaibo in northwestern venezuela . scroll down for video . the map above shows the average yearly counts of lightning flashes per square kilometer from 1995 to 2013 . areas with the fewest number of flashes each year are grey and purple ; areas with the largest number of lightning flashes - as many as 150 per year per square kilometer -lrb- 0.4 square miles -rrb- - are bright pink . the democratic republic of congo was found to have the most over the period . the map was created using data from nasa 's tropical rainfall measuring mission satellite , and the orbview-1 / microlab satellite . in the map , the areas with the largest number of flashes - up to 150 per year per square kilometre -lrb- 0.4 square miles -rrb- - are shown in bright pink . the areas with the least are grey and purple . according to the satellite observations , lightning occurs more often over land than it does over oceans . and it also seems to happen more often closer to the equator . the higher frequency over land is because solid earth absorbs sunlight and heats up faster than water , so there is greater atmospheric instability - leading to the formation of storms . and nasa 's dr daniel cecil , a member of the global hydrology and climate centre 's lightning team , said the data also shows interesting trends . unison general secretary dave prentis -lrb- left -rrb- and the unite chief len mccluskey -lrb- right -rrb- have boosted labour 's election campaign with donations worth more than # 400,000 between them . most of the tory cash came from wealthy individuals , who handed over # 460,000 . christopher rokos , who was a co-founder of hedge fund brevan howard asset management , donated # 170,000 - the largest single amount in the period - to the tories . the liberal democrats , meanwhile , were given just # 50,000 and ukip # 8,000 , according to figures from the electoral commission . it was quite a tumble for the belize island . ambergris caye held the top ranking on the tripadvisor global islands list for two years in a row before dropping out of the top 10 completely this year . why the disappearance ? `` it 's hard to say , as winners change from year to year based on feedback from travelers , '' said tripadvisor spokeswoman julie cassetina . `` similar to last year and 2013 , winning islands were determined using an algorithm that looked at the quality and quantity of traveler reviews and opinions for hotels , attractions and restaurants on each island gathered during a 12-month period . '' 30 envy-inducing island photos . only two more of 2014 's top 10 islands appear on this year 's global list . ko tao , thailand , gained five spots this year , moving up from no. 10 last year , while bora bora dropped from no. 3 last year to rank ninth . here are the world 's top 10 islands for 2015 : . 1 . providenciales , turks and caicos . 2 . maui , hawaii . 3 . roatan , honduras . 4 . santorini , greece . 5 . ko tao , thailand . most of the lib dem cash came from the green energy company ecotricity , founded by dale vince , provided # 30,000 to the lib dems . labour received 14 times more in union donations than the lib dems total cash gifts combined . unison handed over # 311,875 , usdaw # 300,480 and len mccluskey 's unite a further # 112,000 . the donations from unions equate to # 105,420.80 a day -- or # 1.22 a second . the tories said size of the union donations to labour exposed the type of government mr miliband would lead as prime minister . overall , labour received # 1.1 million in donations between april 6 and april 12 -- more than twice as much as the conservative party which received just # 492,512 - in a blow to david cameron , pictured in penzance , cornwall today . according to the satellite observations , lightning occurs more often over land than it does over oceans . shown here is a passing storm over the african countryside with forked lightning on 10 october 2013 . nick clegg , pictured in talgarth , brecon , wales today , received just # 50,000 over seven days - while ukip took just # 8,000 , according to figures from the electoral commission . mp bob neill said : ` ed miliband has taken another hefty wedge of cash from the union barons , which comes with strings attached . 6 . madeira , portugal . 7 . bali , indonesia . 8 . mauritius , africa . 9 . bora bora , french polynesia . the higher frequency over land is because solid earth absorbs sunlight and heats up faster than water , so there is greater atmospheric instability - leading to the formation of storms . shown is a storm hitting the city of tripoli in libya . researchers have found that regardless of where you are in the world , lightning bolts are at their most powerful at 8am . this is because there are fewer particles in the atmosphere overnight , so it takes a more powerful charge to overcome the extra distance between these particles and release the bolt of power . ` more spending , more borrowing , higher taxes and a bigger welfare bill - all demands that he will bow to in exchange for their financial support . for example , a large number of flashes were seen during the month of may in the brahmaputra valley of far eastern india . the heating and weather patterns are unstable and changeable at that time-just before the onset of the monsoon , which brings plenty of rain but much less lightning . in contrast , locations in central africa and northwestern south america have large amounts of lightning throughout the entire year . dr cecil noted that more years of data has not necessarily brought notable big-picture differences when compared to earlier maps . ` the longer record allows us to more confidently identify some of these finer details , ' he said . 10 . fernando de noronha , brazil . ` we can examine seasonality , and variability through the day and year-to-year . ' in addition to the global list , tripadvisor also ranks islands regionally . here are the top 10 u.s. islands : . 1 . maui , hawaii . 2 . island of hawaii , hawaii . 3 . kauai , hawaii . 4 . key west , florida . ` ed miliband wants to sneak into downing street by the back door - funded by len mccluskey 's union cash and propped up by nicola sturgeon 's snp . they will call the tune and the british people will pay the price . ' by law , political parties must submit weekly donation and loan reports to the commission if they are standing candidates in the uk parliamentary election and they have received any donations or loans over # 7,500 . parties must notify the commission if they are not standing candidates in order to be exempt from weekly reporting . this comparable nasa map shows global lightning strikes from january 1998 to 2013 from the nasa/msfc lightning imaging sensor . 5 . hilton head island , south carolina . 6 . marco island , florida . 7 . key largo , florida . 8 . chincoteague island , virginia . 9 . san juan island , washington . 10 . mackinac island , michigan .
providenciales in the turks and caicos is the top tripadvisor travelers ' choice award winner for islands . maui ranks first on the top 10 islands list for the united states .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- island-hoppers take note : providenciales in the turks and caicos is tripadvisor 's latest pick for the world 's top island . providenciales climbed a rung from last year 's no. 2 ranking among the travel review site 's travelers ' choice award winners to bump ambergris caye out of the top spot . an amazing map revealed by nasa has shown where lightning occurs most on earth . labour received more than # 1 every second from trades unions in the second week of the election campaign , official figures revealed this morning . union barons gave more than # 700,000 to ed miliband 's party , swelling labour 's election war chest for the last 14 days of the campaign . overall , labour received # 1.1 million in donations between april 6 and april 12 -- more than twice as much as the conservative party which received just # 492,512 . union barons gave more than # 700,000 to labour in the second week of the election campaign in a boost to ed miliband , pictured today speaking to supporters in leicester . the map reveals average yearly counts of lightning flashes per square kilometre from 1995 to 2013 . and the results show that the highest amounts of lightning flashes occur in the far eastern democratic republic of congo and lake maracaibo in northwestern venezuela . scroll down for video . the map above shows the average yearly counts of lightning flashes per square kilometer from 1995 to 2013 , who handed over # 460,000 . christopher rokos , who was a co-founder of hedge fund brevan howard asset management , donated # 170,000 - the largest single amount in the period - to the tories . the liberal democrats , meanwhile , were given just # 50,000 and ukip # 8,000 , according to figures from the electoral commission . it was quite a tumble for the belize island . ambergris caye held the top ranking on the tripadvisor global islands list for two years in a row before dropping out of the top 10 completely this year . why the disappearance ? `` it 's hard to say , as winners change from year to year based on feedback from travelers , '' said tripadvisor spokeswoman julie cassetina . `` similar to last year and 2013 , winning islands were determined using an algorithm that looked at the quality and quantity of traveler reviews and opinions for hotels , attractions and restaurants on each island gathered during a 12-month period . '' 30 envy-inducing island photos . only two more of 2014 's top 10 islands appear on this year 's global list . ko tao , thailand , gained five spots this year , moving up from no. 10 last year , while bora bora dropped from no. 3 last year to rank ninth . here are the world 's top 10 islands for 2015 : . 1 . providenciales , turks and caicos . 2 . maui , hawaii . 3 maps . ` the longer record allows us to more confidently identify some of these finer details , ' he said . 10 . fernando de noronha , brazil . ` we can examine seasonality , and variability through the day and year-to-year . ' in addition to the global list , tripadvisor also ranks islands regionally . here are the top 10 u.s. islands : . 1 . maui , hawaii . 2 . island of hawaii , hawaii . 3 . kauai , hawaii . 4 . key west , florida . ` ed miliband wants to sneak into downing street by the back door - funded by len mccluskey 's union cash and propped up by nicola sturgeon 's snp . they will call the tune and the british people will pay the price . ' by law , political parties must submit weekly donation and loan reports to the commission if they are standing candidates in the uk parliamentary election and they have received any donations or loans over # 7,500 . parties must notify the commission if they are not standing candidates in order to be exempt from weekly reporting . this comparable nasa map shows global lightning strikes from january 1998 to 2013 from the nasa/msfc lightning imaging sensor . 5 . hilton head island , south carolina . 6 . marco island , florida . 7 . key largo , florida . 8 . chincoteague island , virginia . 9 . san juan island , washington . 10 . mackinac island , michigan .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- island-hoppers take note : providenciales in the turks and caicos is tripadvisor 's latest pick for the world 's top island . providenciales climbed a rung from last year 's no. 2 ranking among the travel review site 's travelers ' choice award winners to bump ambergris caye out of the top spot . an amazing map revealed by nasa has shown where lightning occurs most on earth . labour received more than # 1 every second from trades unions in the second week of the election campaign , official figures revealed this morning . union barons gave more than # 700,000 to ed miliband 's party , swelling labour 's election war chest for the last 14 days of the campaign . overall , , who handed over # 460,000 . christopher rokos , who was a co-founder of hedge fund brevan howard asset management , donated # 170,000 - the largest single amount in the period - to the tories . the liberal democrats , meanwhile , were given just # 50,000 and ukip # 8,000 , according to figures from the electoral commission . it was quite a tumble for the belize island . ambergris caye held the top ranking on the tripadvisor global islands list for two years in a row before dropping out of the top 10 completely this year . why the disappearance ? `` it 's hard to say , as winners change from year to year based on feedback from travelers , '' said tripadvisor spokeswoman julie cassetina . `` similar to last year and 2013 , winning islands were determined using an algorithm that looked at the quality and quantity of traveler reviews and opinions for hotels , attractions and restaurants on each island gathered during a 12-month period . '' 30 envy-inducing island photos . only two more of 2014 's top 10 islands appear on this year 's global list . ko tao , thailand , gained five spots this year , moving up from no. 10 last year , while bora bora dropped from no. 3 last year to rank ninth . here are the world 's top 10 islands for 2015 : . 1 . providenciales , turks and caicos . 2 . maui , hawaii . 3 . roatan , honduras . 4 . santorini , greece . 5 . ko tao , thailand . most of the lib dem cash came from the green energy company ecotricity , founded by dale vince , provided # 30,000 to the lib dems . labour received 14 times more in union donations than the lib dems total cash gifts combined . unison handed over # 311,875 , usdaw # 300,480 and len mccluskey 's unite a further # 112,000 . the donations from unions equate to # 105,420.80 a day -- or # 1.22 a second . the tories said size of the union donations to labour exposed the type of government mr miliband would lead as prime minister . overall , labour received # 1.1 million release the bolt of power . ` more spending , more borrowing , higher taxes and a bigger welfare bill - all demands that he will bow to in exchange for their financial support . for example , a large number of flashes were seen during the month of may in the brahmaputra valley of far eastern india . the heating and weather patterns are unstable and changeable at that time-just before the onset of the monsoon , which brings plenty of rain but much less lightning . in contrast , locations in central africa and northwestern south america have large amounts of lightning throughout the entire year . dr cecil noted that more years of data has not necessarily brought notable big-picture differences when compared to earlier maps . ` the longer record allows us to more confidently identify some of these finer details , ' he said . 10 . fernando de noronha , brazil . ` we can examine seasonality , and variability through the day and year-to-year . ' in addition to the global list , tripadvisor also ranks islands regionally . here are the top 10 u.s. islands : . 1 . maui , hawaii . 2 . island of hawaii , hawaii . 3 . kauai , hawaii . 4 . key west , florida . ` ed miliband wants to sneak into downing street by the back door - funded by len mccluskey 's union cash and propped up by nicola sturgeon 's snp . they will call the tune and the british people will pay the price . ' by law , political parties must submit weekly donation and loan reports to the commission if they are standing candidates in the uk parliamentary election and they have received any donations or loans over # 7,500 . parties must notify the commission if they are not standing candidates in order to be exempt from weekly reporting . this comparable nasa map shows global lightning strikes from january 1998 to 2013 from the nasa/msfc lightning imaging sensor . 5 . hilton head island , south carolina . 6 . marco island , florida . 7 . key largo , florida . 8 . chincoteague island , virginia . 9 . san juan island , washington . 10 . mackinac island , michigan .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- island-hoppers take note : providenciales in the turks caicos is tripadvisor 's latest pick. providenciales climbed a rung from last year 's no 2 ranking among the travel review site 's travelers ' choice award winners to bump ambergris caye out. an amazing map revealed nasa has shown where lightning occurs most on. labour received more # 1 every second trades unions, official figures this union barons gave more # 700,000 ed miliband 's party, swelling labour 's election war chest for overall, labour received # donations between april 6 -- more the conservative party which just # 492,512. union barons gave more # 700,000 labour in the second week a boost ed miliband, pictured today speaking leicester. the map reveals average yearly counts lightning flashes from 1995. and the results show the highest amounts lightning flashes the far eastern democratic republic congo lake maracaibo northwestern venezuela. scroll. the map above the average yearly counts lightning flashes from 1995. areas with flashes each are grey purple ; areas lightning flashes - as many 150 per per -lrb- 0.4 square miles - are bright pink. the democratic republic congo was found the over the period. the map data nasa 's tropical rainfall measuring mission satellite, the orbview-1 / microlab satellite in the map, the areas flashes - up 150 per per -lrb- 0.4 square miles - are shown bright pink the areas least are grey purple. according the satellite observations, lightning occurs over land and it also seems happen closer. the higher frequency over land because solid earth absorbs sunlight heats faster, so there greater atmospheric instability - leading storms and nasa 's dr daniel cecil, a member the global hydrology and climate centre 's lightning team also interesting trends. unison general secretary dave prentis -lrb- left -rrb- and the unite chief len mccluskey have boosted labour 's election campaign donations worth # 400,000 between them. most the tory cash came wealthy individuals, handed # 460,000. christopher rokos, who a co hedge fund brevan howard asset management donated # 170,000 - the period the tories. the liberal democrats, meanwhile given just # 50,000 and ukip # according figures it quite a tumble the belize island. ambergris caye held the top ranking the tripadvisor global islands list before dropping completely this. why the disappearance? `` it hard, as winners change from based feedback travelers, '' tripadvisor spokeswoman julie cassetina `` similar 2013, winning islands determined using looked traveler reviews opinions for hotels, attractions gathered during. '' 30 envy-inducing island photos. only two more of 2014 's top 10 islands appear. ko tao, thailand gained five spots this moving no 10 last year, while bora bora dropped no 3 last to rank ninth. here the world 's top 10 islands 2015 :. 1. providenciales, turks caicos. 2. maui, hawaii. 3. roatan, honduras. 4. santorini, greece. 5. ko tao, thailand. most the lib dem cash came the green energy company ecotricity, founded dale vince provided # 30,000 the lib dems. labour received 14 times in union donations the lib dems total cash gifts combined. unison handed # 311,875, usdaw # 300,480 len mccluskey 's unite a further the donations unions equate # 105,420.80 a -- or # second. the tories said size the union donations labour exposed the type government mr miliband lead as. overall, labour received # donations between april 6 -- more the conservative party which just # 492,512 - in a blow david cameron pictured penzance cornwall today according the satellite observations, lightning occurs over land shown a passing storm over the african countryside with forked lightning 10 october. nick clegg, pictured talgarth, brecon wales today received just # 50,000 over seven days - while ukip took just according figures mp bob neill said : ` ed miliband has taken another hefty wedge cash the union barons, which comes strings. 6. madeira, portugal. 7. bali, indonesia. 8. mauritius, africa 9. bora bora, french polynesia. the higher frequency over land because solid earth absorbs sunlight heats faster, so there greater atmospheric instability - leading storms shown is a storm hitting tripoli libya. regardless, lightning bolts at 8am. this because fewer particles overnight, a more powerful charge overcome the extra distance release the bolt power ` more spending, more borrowing a bigger welfare bill - all demands will bow in exchange for example, flashes may in the brahmaputra valley far eastern india the heating and weather patterns unstable changeable that time-just before, brings plenty but much less lightning in contrast, locations central africa northwestern south america large amounts lightning throughout dr cecil noted more years data necessarily brought notable big-picture differences when earlier maps. ` the longer record allows more confidently some these finer details, ' he 10. fernando de noronha, brazil. ` we examine seasonality, variability through the day year-. ' in addition the global list, tripadvisor ranks islands regionally. here the top 10 u.s. islands :. 1. maui, hawaii. 2. island hawaii,. 3. kauai, hawaii. 4. key west,. ` ed miliband wants sneak downing street by - funded len mccluskey 's union cash propped nicola sturgeon 's snp. they will call the tune the british people pay. ' by law, political parties submit weekly donation and loan reports if standing candidates the uk parliamentary election over # 7,500. parties must notify standing candidates exempt weekly reporting. this comparable nasa map shows global lightning strikes january 1998 2013 from the nasa/msfc lightning imaging sensor. 5. hilton head island, south carolina. 6. marco island,. 7. key largo,. 8. chincoteague island, virginia. 9. san juan island, washington. 10. mackinac island,.
-lrb- cnn -rrb- island-hoppers take note : providenciales in the turks and caicos is tripadvisor 's latest pick for the world 's top island . providenciales climbed a rung from last year 's no. 2 ranking among the travel review site 's travelers ' choice award winners to bump ambergris caye out of the top spot . an amazing map revealed by nasa has shown where lightning occurs most on earth . labour received more than # 1 every second from trades unions in the second week of the election campaign , official figures revealed this morning . union barons gave more than # 700,000 to ed miliband 's party , swelling labour 's election war chest for the last 14 days of the campaign . overall , labour received # 1.1 million in donations between april 6 and april 12 -- more than twice as much as the conservative party which received just # 492,512 . union barons gave more than # 700,000 to labour in the second week of the election campaign in a boost to ed miliband , pictured today speaking to supporters in leicester . the map reveals average yearly counts of lightning flashes per square kilometre from 1995 to 2013 . and the results show that the highest amounts of lightning flashes occur in the far eastern democratic republic of congo and lake maracaibo in northwestern venezuela . scroll down for video . the map above shows the average yearly counts of lightning flashes per square kilometer from 1995 to 2013 maps . ` the longer record allows us to more confidently identify some of these finer details , ' he said . 10 . fernando de noronha , brazil . ` we can examine seasonality , and variability through the day and year-to-year . ' in addition to the global list , tripadvisor also ranks islands regionally . here are the top 10 u.s. islands : . 1 . maui , hawaii . 2 . island of hawaii , hawaii . 3 . kauai , hawaii . 4 . key west , florida . ` ed miliband wants to sneak into downing street by the back door - funded by len mccluskey 's union cash and propped up by nicola sturgeon 's snp . they will call the tune and the british people will pay the price . ' by law , political parties must submit weekly donation and loan reports to the commission if they are standing candidates in the uk parliamentary election and they have received any donations or loans over # 7,500 . parties must notify the commission if they are not standing candidates in order to be exempt from weekly reporting . this comparable nasa map shows global lightning strikes from january 1998 to 2013 from the nasa/msfc lightning imaging sensor . 5 . hilton head island , south carolina . 6 . marco island , florida . 7 . key largo , florida . 8 . chincoteague island , virginia . 9 . san juan island , washington . 10 . mackinac island , michigan .
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