Lightning strikes happen when electricity builds up inside storm clouds and between the clouds and the ground. Inside a ...

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

Florida's distinction as the lightning capital of the U.S. is determined in part by the data Vaisala collects across the ...

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

Lightning is an essential part of nature—balancing Earth’s electrical charge by transferring negative energy back to the ground. But it can also be fatal. That’s especially true in Florida, where ...

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has expressed serious public safety concerns after 40 people were reported to have ...

What are the odds? For Floridians, much better than winning the Florida Lotto or being bitten by a shark. Meteorologist and ...

The U.S. has a new lightning champion. Oklahoma has dethroned Florida to become the nation's lightning capital, according to ...