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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SEATTLE - An unusual combination of intense heat and prolific lightning in some areas this weekend could create "one of the most critical fire set-ups in years for Western Washington," the National ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lightning is one of nature’s most relentless forces, flashing more than 2 billion times worldwide every year. More than just a ...

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.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GAYLORD, Mich. (WGN) — A round of storms on ...

(NEXSTAR) – The Sunshine State, which may be just as well-known for its storm activity, is no longer the lightning capital of the U.S., according to a new report. Oklahoma unseated Florida in 2025 ...

The Sunshine State is used to seeing lightning and hearing thunder but a new report found that the rate of bolts illuminating the sky is actually lower than during recent years. According to experts ...

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 ...