Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the U.S.

Oklahoma has officially replaced Florida as the lightning capital of the United States, recording 73 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes per square mile last year.

The dance of electrical charges high above us is more complex than most people realize. While we typically think of lightning as bright bolts striking the ground, the vast majority of lightning ...

Lightning strikes happen when electricity builds up inside storm clouds and between the clouds and the ground. Inside a thunderstorm, tiny ice particles and small hailstones bump into each other as ...

The National Lightning Detection Network counts all of the lightning flashes and strikes across the U.S. Some Michigan ...

When lightning strikes are abundant, so are wildfires – some in remote places across the state. Scientists warn there may be more in the future. As dozens of wildfires burn across California after a ...

Lightning strikes are some of the most awesome demonstrations of power on Earth. We’ve all seen trees, mountains and skyscrapers struck. But if a car is struck by lightning, then what happens?

Lightning, often associated with hills and mountainous terrain, is not confined to high ground and can strike anywhere under ...

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has expressed serious public safety concerns after 40 people were reported to have ...

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