Already this spring, two people in the U.S. have been struck and killed by lightning, both while fishing from a boat.

Lightning storms are really special for me since all I can really see is light and dark….and lightning is the ULTIMATE display of light and dark. I was holding my camera up to try and capture a bit of ...

We still don't fully understand what triggers lightning. A new study suggests that showers of cosmic rays may be the missing link. Cosmic rays may offer an out-of-this-world answer to a long ...

Lightning is often seen as a killer, leaving behind destruction and death of trees — but one tropical species has evolved to use the force of nature to its benefit. The tonka bean tree ...

IT’S VERY UNUSUAL FOR A LIGHTNING STRIKE TO CAUSE A BOAT FIRE. ONE OF OUR CHIEFS ACTUALLY TOLD ME THAT IN HIS 20 PLUS YEARS OF BEING IN THE FIRE SERVICE, HE HAS NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN.