100 kiloampere (kA), making it more dangerous. Such high current is generated during the origin of oceanic storms. It was observed that the average lightning activity duration, from the first to the ...

The summer months are the most common for lightning strikes to kill. In recent days, they have killed a man and sparked fires ...

After being treated for a severe lightning strike injury, Mila Vang is now out of the hospital. She was struck on a beach in ...

Dry lightning strikes when there is less than 2.5mm (0.1in) of rainfall. The lower part of the Earth's atmosphere - the troposphere - is so dry that the rain that normally comes with lightning ...

Pastor and wedding couple narrowly escape lightning strike during wedding ceremony, causing panic and chaos in shocking viral ...

The Federal Aviation Administration has reported that the number of dangerous laser strikes broke records in 2023. Pilots reported 13,304 laser strike incidents to the FAA last year, 41% more than ...

Does lightning really never strike twice? Myths and misconceptions about what to do in thunder and lightning can make a dangerous situation worse, so it’s important to know what advice to follow. Here ...

but lightning strikes year-round. Misconceptions spread about lightning, and the wrong information could be dangerous. LIGHTNING MYTHS If trapped outside during a lightning storm, lie flat on the ...

According to Franklin Japan, a lightning-observation meteorological company in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, the number of lightning strikes in the Kanto region, which consists of Tokyo and six ...

Some are created by Mother Nature, but are nonetheless dangerous. I’m talking about ... by a fusion of silica sand or rock during a lightning strike. Much like Lichtenberg figures appear across ...