Our planet is crackling with more electrical energy than ever before. Scientists worldwide are documenting an alarming trend that few people anticipated: and intense across the globe. This isn't just ...

ATLANTA — Lightning: It's fast, it's ferocious, and it's a common reality of summertime here in the south. In north Georgia, there is a nearly daily pattern of pop-up storms throughout the warmest ...

Lightning is one of nature's most powerful forces—striking the Earth millions of times a day with bolts five times hotter than the surface of the sun. But what if humans could actually influence how ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A preliminary look at a major national weather report reveals a significant shift in U.S. lightning activity in 2025, with long-standing patterns upended and new regions emerging as ...

GAYLORD, Mich. (WGN) — A round of storms on Tuesday night left behind an interesting surprise for groundkeepers at a northern Michigan resort. Groundskeepers at the Treetops Resort’s Smith Tradition ...

All of the lightning strikes were counted over Michigan. This count shows where we typically have the most lightning, and where we lit up the most last year. The data comes from the Vaisala U.S.

Lightning struck the ground at a Greater Cincinnati golf course, leaving behind a bizarre, web-like pattern. An employee at Ivy Hills Country Club in Newtown captured a video of the green last week, ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Researchers discovered in a new report that humans can influence how often lightning strikes. A groundbreaking study has revealed that ship pollution, particularly sulfur emissions ...

The United States has a new lightning champion. Oklahoma has dethroned Florida to become the nation's lightning capital, according to a new report released Jan. 5. With approximately 73 lightning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The estimate doesn't even include trees destroyed during wildfires ignited by lightning. Most people don’t often witness the ...