Scientists who study lightning say the more they can learn, the more society can work to protect people and property from ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Few things scare hikers more than lightning above the tree line. Serious injuries are rare, but hikers have been ...

Dipteryx oleifera trees not only survive lightning strikes, they grow taller, lose rivals, and reproduce more successfully.

Lightning is an essential part of nature—balancing Earth’s electrical charge by transferring negative energy back to the ground. But it can also be fatal.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. More than 2,000 lightning strikes illuminated Southern California skies in 48 hours, mostly occurring over the ...

Hundreds of lightning strikes sparked across the Bay Area as a low pressure system passed through the region this week, bringing a spattering of rain and a cooldown that is set to end as temperatures ...

A severe thunderstorm halted played for nearly two hours at the U.S. Women’s Open at the Country Club of Charleston, where lightning struck a tree Friday afternoon. Play was suspended at 4:47 p.m. ET ...

A group home in Durham was struck by lightning during Friday night storms, residents told WRAL News. Dozens of firefighters responded quickly to the home on Gardenview Place in Durham just before 11 p ...

The locations circled in red are seal damage to the windshield caused by lightning strikes on a United Air Lines Boeing 787. Credit: NTSB The weather that existed for departure from London’s Heathrow ...

Surprisingly, 90% of lightning strike victims survive. In recent years, California has averaged about one lightning-related death per year, often linked to outdoor recreation such as hiking and ...