Every year, an estimated 6,000 to 24,000 people are killed by lightning across the world, and many more are injured.
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Ball lightning is a glowing weather phenomenon scientists still struggle to explain or reproduce
For centuries, witnesses have described luminous spheres appearing during or after thunderstorms. The reported objects may ...
This phenomenon was caught on video by mountaineer Rasul Kadorov as he was climbing the Cosmic Ridge in the mountains of eastern France.
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There’s a place in Venezuela where lightning strikes almost every night of the year — and science explains the “everlasting storm”
The old saying tells us that lightning never strikes the same place twice. But ...
Europe recorded 300,000 lightning strikes in 24 hours after extreme heat. Lightning triggered fires in several areas, damaged ...
Never assume a place is "safe" just because lightning already struck there. If you hear thunder, you're close enough to be ...
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The tree you run to take shelter from lightning can kill you. Science explains why
When rain arrives and thunder follows, every instinct says run to the nearest tree. Physics says the opposite, and the reason ...
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A lightning bolt struck China's Long March-3B rocket seconds after liftoff, but the mission successfully placed the Tianlian II-06 communications satellite into orbit.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A lightning strike sparked a devastating fire at the USF College of Marine Science Lab last month, destroying decades of critical research and tens of millions of dollars in ...
China’s Long March 3B rocket was struck by lightning but successfully deployed a communications satellite.
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