Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lightning strike deaths increased in 2025 as 19 people were killed across the U.S. Men aged 20-39 were the most likely to be ...

The National Lightning Detection Network counts all of the lightning flashes and strikes across the U.S. Some Michigan ...

Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the U.S. have reached an 8-year-high, according to Vaisala Xweather.

Lightning researchers expect lightning could become more frequent as temperatures rise. Photo by Rick Lipscomb, courtesy NOAA. The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — More numbers from 2025 in the world of weather are in the books. Meteorologist Adam Rutt takes a look. Though severe weather season is still several months away, we can look ...

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

A small Oklahoma town overtook a tiny Texas community in 2025 as the U.S. lightning capital, where lightning density counts ...

Lightning strikes are some of the most awesome demonstrations of power on Earth. We’ve all seen trees, mountains and skyscrapers struck. But if a car is struck by lightning, then what happens?

Lightning, often associated with hills and mountainous terrain, is not confined to high ground and can strike anywhere under ...