Most backcountry lightning education—including what’s taught by major outdoor organizations—is antiquated. Here’s your overdue expert update. New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming ...

Two lightning-related incidents on 3 January 2026 injured multiple people, resulting in two fatalities at the Mphebatho Troop ...

A teenage girl, who is nine months pregnant, and an 18-year-old man were hospitalized Friday night after the tent they were in was struck by lightning, officials in Indiana said. The unidentified ...

Trail culture is an important aspect of hiking anywhere. It's the belief among many hikers that we look out for one another. That includes during a serious storm on one of the tallest peaks in America ...

Lightning develops within thunderstorms when collisions between ice particles and water droplets separate electrical charges ...

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 ...