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“The shift signals a broader surge in lightning activity across the Great Plains,” according to a new report ...

The National Lightning Detection Network counts all of the lightning flashes and strikes across the U.S. Some Michigan counties had much more lightning in 2025 than an average year here in Michigan.

In Britain, lightning causes an average of two deaths a year; in South Africa, it can be well over 200. Near Pretoria over ...

Multi-ignition wildfires are not overly common. But when individual fires do converge, the consequences can be catastrophic.

The most electrified place in the country is no longer the Sunshine State. New data for 2025 shows that Florida has been ...

Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the U.s. have reached an 8-year-high, according to Vaisala Xweather. Xweather ...

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.

Electrical equipment is particularly susceptible to lightning damage due to the conductive copper cabling used in electrical ...

For as long as people have watched storms roll across the sky, lightning has inspired awe and fear. You can see the flash and ...