The current inscribes some victims’ skin with mysterious scarlike patterns called Lichtenberg figures, which resemble the ...

After a day that saw 10,000 lightning strikes across Perth, three people suffer injuries, and a pet dog killed, an expert shares tips for avoiding injury during electrical storms.

As humans have co-existed with lightning for so long, many of us look at it as a fascination rather than for the danger it can pose. Thunderstorms do have their beauty, and our understanding of the ...

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Years later, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has officially confirmed the longest single lightning flash ever recorded, stemming from a powerful storm in June 2017.

SLIDELL, La. — A Slidell home took a rare and fiery hit from Mother Nature Friday after being struck by lightning not once, but twice. It sparked a residential fire that had firefighters racing to the ...