Lightning is hotter than the surface of the sun and can reach temperatures around 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit. COLUMBIA, S.C. — ...

Since 2011, several lightning strikes at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39B have been captured with high speed cameras ...

On a stormy day, engineers at Japan’s Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) launched a small aircraft into the ...

About 1.4 billion lightning strikes occur around the world each year — if we could harness them, it would meet roughly 1.5 ...

In a world first, Japanese researchers flew a lightning-proof drone in a thunderstorm, using it to induce and direct natural ...

Auckland is back under a severe thunderstorm watch following a weekend of wild weather due to the wrath of Cyclone Tam. Northland, Waikato, Waitomo and Taumarunui are also in the firing line. A number ...

The Three Kings Civil Defence Centre in Auckland closed at 6pm this evening. Throughout the day, the centre provided basic ...

At least 25 people were killed in lightning strikes and hailstorms in several districts of Bihar on Thursday (April 10, 2025), officials said. According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister ...

Bihar reported 27 deaths, while UP saw 22, primarily from lightning strikes. Authorities issued alerts and announced compensation for the victims' families, as the storms also caused significant ...

Four people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district, an official said on Friday. The incidents occurred in Padma and Churchu blocks on Thursday ...

Lightning strikes kill millions of trees each year — but it turns out that some large tropical trees can not only survive a strike, but also benefit from its effects, according to a recent study.