Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the U.S.

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A small Oklahoma town overtook a tiny Texas community in 2025 as the U.S. lightning capital, where lightning density counts ...

Two friends in Australia had a close call with a lightning strike during a thunderstorm in Australia, and they captured the astonishing moment on video. Nick Panayiotou and Daniel Dudman were near a ...

Thunderstorms are often also accompanied by heightened turbulence, which can be uncomfortable and frightening for passengers, ...

Have you ever shuffled through your living room carpet in socks and touched a doorknob to be met with a pop! and a shock? That’s what’s happening in the clouds during a thunderstorm. Our eyes deceive ...

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People from across the Central Coast reported hearing and seeing Tuesday night's wild thunderstorm. "There was a loud boom, boom, boom, multiple bangs. Like real loud," said Shane Hitchcock, a San ...

A thunderstorm with cloud to ground lightning rages during the day in China on July 21, 2025. CREDIT: Photo by Liu Wei/Xinhua via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...