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 ...

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 ...