Four people died from lighting strikes in Florida last year, and it also injures many more people than it kills. Here's how to protect yourself.

Lightning strikes with devastating randomness, and for one Louisiana family, that cruel reality became their worst nightmare. The tragedy that unfolded on a Saturday afternoon hunting trip has now ...

Florida's distinction as the lightning capital of the U.S. is determined in part by the data Vaisala collects across the ...

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 ...

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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?