Brazilian researchers captured on camera the brief moment when lightning rods on buildings released an upward discharge to attract incoming lightning. By Nicholas Bakalar Benjamin Franklin invented ...

Lightning is everywhere -- literally. With almost 2,000 thunderstorms pounding the Earth at any given moment, it means there are about 50 lightning strikes per second, and some of them could be ...

Forest fires, power cuts and damaged infrastructure…lightning fascinates and destroys in equal measure, causing as many as 24,000 deaths a year worldwide not to mention widespread destruction. Even ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Every year, lightning strikes cause house fires, power surges, and costly property damage. It happened just last week in Ormond Beach — but the good news is, many of these impacts are ...

The St George’s Club is seeking to install lightning protection measures after recent damaging strikes on the East End establishment. A recent planning application sought permission to install two ...

Last year marked the 270th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s lightning rod — but it’s more than a relic of history. The Franklin rod remains in use today because the simple design exploits some ...

TOLLESON, AZ (AZFamily) — Disaster struck a family in Tolleson Wednesday night when investigators said lightning caused their house to go up in flames. Everyone in the home is reported to have made it ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - With three lightning strikes hitting buildings and homes in just the past week around Central Texas, some homeowners are taking proactive measures to protect their homes, and some ...