The St George’s Club is seeking to install lightning protection measures after recent damaging strikes on the East End establishment. A recent planning application sought permission to install two ...

Lightning strikes with devastating randomness, and for one Louisiana family, that cruel reality became their worst nightmare. The tragedy that unfolded on a Saturday afternoon hunting trip has now ...

Florida has been unseated as the lightning capital of the U.S. and Texas became the nation’s hotspot for storm intensity last ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A lightning strike sparked an explosion in Mount Pleasant on Monday, causing power outages and traffic delays, according to the police department. The incident, captured on camera, ...

An unidentified 36-year-old man was struck by lightning while on a popular golf course in Florham Park, New Jersey. The man was hospitalized and said to be in critical condition following the Sunday ...

A lightning strike sparked a house fire in Lancaster County as thunderstorms passed through Pennsylvania on Wednesday, according to Garden Spot Fire Rescue. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 ...

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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?

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