Our eyes deceive us when lightning strikes like a giant spark cracking the sky in two. That giant spark is only as big around as a golf ball. Like everything else in nature, it happens for a reason.

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Lightning sits at the boundary between routine weather and sudden hazard. It appears briefly, illuminates a landscape, and ...

On Sunday, lightning touched down at Clearwater Beach, Florida, injuring eight people. Here's what happens to your body when lightning strikes.

SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Florida man who nearly died after being struck by lightning is sharing his survival story. “Every single muscle in my body contracted to the point where I couldn’t ...

In October 1998, a shocking occurrence took place during a football match in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A bolt of lightning struck the pitch and resulted in the loss of the lives of 11 ...

A storm that moved into Northern California overnight is resulting in power outages, flooded roads and downed tree limbs.