COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)-Ohio ranks fourth in the nation in lightning deaths in the past half-century, according to NOAA statistics. This year there have been 17 lightning deaths across the country, ...

A new viral video shows a man getting struck by lightning during a rainstorm. The bright flash knocks him flat and scorches the ground beneath him. For about a minute, he's out cold. Then his leg ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — A typical flash of lightning contains 300 million volts of electricity and is hotter than the surface of the sun. So how do 9 out of 10 people survive being struck? A ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - “When thunder roars, go indoors” or “See a flash, dash inside” are popular phrases used to promote lightning safety. Lightning is the quick discharge of electrical energy in ...

This week, Morning Brief reader Phillip in Suffolk, England, writes in with an elaborate and strange story of surviving a lightning strike. "On Tuesday 21st May 2024, around 12.30pm I was struck by ...

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Many tropical forests are experiencing increases in lightning and lianas, thanks in part to global change. This one-two punch is likely causing an increase in the death of small trees, which could ...

Lightning is one of the major causes of poor performance by medium-voltage overhead lines in distribution networks. On some Eskom medium-voltage networks, for example, up to 78% of equipment failures ...

People should not use mobile phones outdoors during thunderstorms because of the risk of being struck by lightning, doctors said on Friday. They reported the case of a 15-year-old girl who was using ...

demolition crew has just gotten to the house and you can see that demo crew taking down the front of the home right now. The chief calling this house *** total loss. Now we know the two, the three ...

Of all the potential perils that beset the British in summer, freak lightning storms have never featured highly among our concerns. Until this unusually steamy, sweltering summer, that is. In the past ...