Almost 90% of all lightning strike victims survive, according to the CDC, but the effects can be serious and long-lasting. Survivors have experienced debilitating injuries, burns and symptoms ...

One soccer player in Peru died and four others suffered varying injuries after lightning struck the field they had been playing on during a game on Sunday. Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza, 39, had been ...

A Sudden Loss The lightning strike occurred during a relaxing summer vacation with his family. His wife, Kristin Tandberg Haugsjå, shared a tribute on Facebook following his death.

Lightning is hot. Really hot. A lightning bolt can heat the air around it to make it five times hotter than the surface of the sun. There are approximately 100 lightning strikes every second globally.

Lightning strikes can cause severe injury to humans and, in rare cases, can be fatal. The chance of being struck is less than one in a million, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and ...