Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the U.S.

Florida has long been regarded as the lightning capital of the United States — but it may have competition. A new report by ...

The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice. Florida would beg to disagree.The state is the lightning capital of the United States as measured in deaths by lightning, with four ...

Preliminary findings from the 2025 U.S. Lightning Report show a shift in lightning strike patterns, with Oklahoma overtaking ...

Gauteng and other Highveld regions experience moderate but frequent lightning activity, averaging 5 to 10 flashes per square ...

Our eyes deceive us when lightning strikes like a giant spark cracking the sky in two. That giant spark is only as big around as a golf ball. Like everything else in nature, it happens for a reason.

Oklahoma has overtaken Florida in lightning strike density, with Kay County leading the nation, according to a new report by ...

A lack of hurricanes and a parched wet season is one reason why Oklahoma closed in on Florida's lightning title but it's ...

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 ...

Dipteryx oleifera trees not only survive lightning strikes, they grow taller, lose rivals, and reproduce more successfully.