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 are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the US have reached an 8-year-high, according to Vaisala Xweather. Xweather operates ...

Lightning researchers expect lightning could become more frequent as temperatures rise. Photo by Rick Lipscomb, courtesy NOAA. The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice.

Lightning was caught on camera hitting a tree in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, on Sept. 9. Security camera footage captured the strike on the property of Mike Smith, who was not home at the time but was ...

Being struck by lightning may be one in a million odds, but in the last eight days, a pair of lightning strikes killed two people, including one in Jackson on July 16 that also injured 14 people.

Over the last few weeks, New Jersey has seen multiple storms accompanied by deadly flooding, power outages and two fatal lightning strikes. There are several measures you can take to keep yourself and ...