Fire crews are revealing new details about what happened during the devastating September Lightning Complex Fire.
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The Electric Factory Above Our Heads Thunderstorms often begin to develop early in the day when the sun heats the air near ...
The bright flash of lightning and its accompanying boom of thunder are so grand that the phenomenon has indelibly etched its mark into songs, stories, and religious traditions. Perhaps part of what ...
California fire officials report that nearly 17,000 lightning strikes hit the state within a 24 hour period, igniting wildfires in parts of the West Coast. California fire officials report that nearly ...
Lightning strike deaths increased in 2025 as 19 people were killed across the U.S. Men aged 20-39 were the most likely to be killed by lightning, according to the National Weather Service. Only three ...
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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 ...
The Raetihi community can be reassured that its drinking water supply remains safe and uninterrupted after the town’s Water Treatment Plant sustained a direct lightning strike earlier today during ...
According to an analysis by the Estonian Environment Agency, South Estonia saw the most thunderstorms this year. Overall, ...
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