After lightning sparked fires across the Sierra Nevada foothills, evacuations were ordered for several communities along Highway 4. Related Articles California wildfire survivors got a rude surprise ...

The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park in Florida is home to hundreds of alligators, and none were injured by the lightning strike. Facebook screengrab Of all places, lightning dared to ...

Lightning researchers expect lightning could become more frequent as temperatures rise. Photo by Rick Lipscomb, courtesy NOAA. The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice.

The nation matched a grim record for lightning strike deaths in September. Five lightning strike-related fatalities were reported, the most in any September since 2013, said John Jensenius, a ...