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 is a powerful force, one seemingly capable of great destruction in the right circumstances. It announces itself with a searing flash, followed by a deep rumble heard for miles around.

DALLAS — A lightning strike from East Texas back in October 2017 has been certified as the longest single lightning flash in recorded history. But what are these massive megaflashes that can span ...

“The lightning strike caused our power outages and traffic delays. Fortunately, no one was injured...," the Mount Pleasant Police Department in South Carolina said Kimberlee Speakman is a digital ...

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.

This Monday, a Boeing 737-700 operated by Alaska Airlines caught an unlucky break on a flight to Sitka, Alaska, when it was struck by lightning during its final approach to the runway. Fortunately, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Even if the Portland Metro didn't get a lot of rain Tuesday night, the rest of Oregon and parts of Washington saw plenty of action from the thunderstorms sweeping through. Tuesday ...

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 ...