The "lightning crouch" is a position previously thought to reduce the risk of lightning strikes but is no longer recommended by experts. The National Weather Service and the National Lightning ...

An author of a recent study about lightning's effect on trees in Panamanian forests says his team has gotten a large, ...

A few studies describe the tree as having strong internal conductivity, letting lightning current flow through without building up damaging heat like a well-insulated wire. Because they tend to ...

At least 25 people were killed in lightning strikes and hailstorms in several districts of Bihar, India, on Thursday, the ...

If you can hear thunder, you’re likely in range of lightning, which can strike as far away as 25 miles from the associated ...

First, lightning sparked two infernos in Southern California. Then, one fire's intense heat spawned damaging fire tornadoes.

At least 100 people have been killed in the past 24 hours across three northern Indian states due to intense thunderstorms and lightning strikes, according to local authorities, as rainfall brings ...

Fuels such as grasses are still primed for lightning strikes, he said. But the reduced risk is expected to last through midweek as moisture levels are expected to stay elevated, Schaper said.

Media reports say that a lightning strike in western Japan has injured five students at a school playground, including one who remains unconscious ...