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How powerful is a lightning strike—really? ⚡ This video shows how to estimate the energy released in lightning using core physics ideas like voltage, current, time duration, and stored electrical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The nation matched a grim record for lightning strike deaths in September. Five lightning strike-related fatalities were reported, ...

Multi-ignition wildfires are not overly common. But when individual fires do converge, the consequences can be catastrophic.

An intense thunderstorm system brought rain and lightning to California's Coachella Valley. Dry lightning from these storms can spark wildfires, especially when vegetation is parched. Lightning is ...

Hundreds of lightning strikes sparked across the Bay Area as a low pressure system passed through the region this week, bringing a spattering of rain and a cooldown that is set to end as temperatures ...

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

Lightning strikes are common during rain and storms. Often, people are caught off guard without warning. Keeping this in mind, the IMD (India Meteorological Department) has created the DAMINI app to ...

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?

The nation matched a grim record for lightning strike deaths in September. Five lightning strike-related fatalities were reported, the most in any September since 2013, said John Jensenius, a ...