For as long as people have watched storms roll across the sky, lightning has inspired awe and fear. You can see the flash and ...

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

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

Some lightning strikes are much more rare and can pack more of a punch. This is due to the different type of charge of the strike. When thunderstorms form, raindrops and ice particles will rub against ...

MIAMI — In June, a 15-year-old was standing under a tree in Central Park in New York City when it was struck by lightning. The electrical current transferred from the tree to his chain necklace, ...

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 ...

Locations circled in red are the lightning attachment points near the aileron of the United 787. Credit: NTSB Properly designed and maintained bonding straps and grounding connections are vital for ...