Lightning strikes happen when electricity builds up inside storm clouds and between the clouds and the ground. Inside a thunderstorm, tiny ice particles and small hailstones bump into each other as ...

Lightning strikes happen when electricity builds up inside storm clouds and between the clouds and the ground. Inside a ...

Lightning is an essential part of nature—balancing Earth’s electrical charge by transferring negative energy back to the ground. But it can also be fatal. That’s especially true in Florida, where ...

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Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the U.s. have reached an 8-year-high, according to Vaisala Xweather. Xweather ...

In Britain, lightning causes an average of two deaths a year; in South Africa, it can be well over 200. Near Pretoria over ...

Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the US have reached an 8-year-high, according to Vaisala Xweather. Xweather operates ...