Initially, lightning detection was observational. Now, a plethora of technologies are used to detect lightning.

Four adults were hospitalized Friday morning after lightning struck the ground near an Arizona elementary school during peak student drop-off, according to reporting by the Arizona Republic. The ...

There are multiple different ways people can get struck by lightning, with a direct strike being the deadliest type, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Other lightning injuries and ...

Lightning strikes the ground at a temperature five times hotter than the sun, sometimes fusing the earth it hits into stone or glass known as fulgurite — also called fossilized or petrified lightning.

Commercial jets absorb a lightning strike once or twice per year on average, according to MiGFlug’s analysis of aviation lightning data, and no US commercial jet has been lost to a lightning strike ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Here in Tennessee, we are no strangers to seeing lightning and hearing the thunder caused by it. Lightning strikes the Volunteer State nearly every day in the summer and is ...

The state has seen a 15% increase in lightning strikes compared to the six-year average. Six lightning-related fatalities have occurred in Florida this year, accounting for nearly 40% of the national ...

SURGE: Data centers depend on layers of protection to keep critical systems running. Grounding, bonding, surge protection, and direct-strike protection can help reduce the risk of lightning-related ...

A mom and her 2-year-old daughter were struck and killed by lightning on a Broward residential street on Sunday. A Florida Keys charter boat captain was sent to the hospital Thursday after he was ...

After late-summer thunderstorms and lightning strikes in the area, South Floridians are asking if this year’s lightning is more severe. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect Most people in Florida are ...

"These thunderstorm clouds are towering! They go up 50,000 feet in the atmosphere and produce a prolific amount of lightning," explains 3News' Senior Meteorologist Matt Wintz. "And the lightning bolt ...