Fishing is the leading cause of lightning strike deaths in the U.S., with 44 fatalities since 2006. The time it takes to reach safety while fishing, especially from a boat, contributes to the risk.

Over 100 red sprites were captured above the Himalayas in 2022. A study linked them to strong lightning strikes in a large ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – While thunderstorms raged overnight, firefighters were busy responding to five lightning strikes. Three of those caused house fires Friday morning. “I heard this ...

using it to induce and direct natural lightning strikes. The team is now working on how this flying lightning rod might capture and store lightning energy. There's a decent bit of energy in the ...

About 1.4 billion lightning strikes occur around the world each year — if we could harness them, it would meet roughly 1.5 percent of current global energy consumption. But that’s one of the ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), lightning strikes the United States about 25 million times a year. Lightning is most common during the ...

There's danger out on the water. Already this spring, two Americans have been struck and killed by lightning, both while fishing from a boat. It's a surprisingly dangerous activity: "Fishing leads ...

Madurai: A 32-year-old lawyer died after lightning struck him at the Tiruchuzhi district munsif cum judicial magistrate court in Virudhunagar district under a tree on Friday. Police said the ...

Quoting locals, Gowainghat Police Station’s second officer Sub-Inspector Utsab said when Jibon went to a field to bring in his cattle after Asr prayers, a lightning strike hit him, killing him on the ...