A couple was walking in a rainstorm across a square in front of a train station in Jinzhou, a city in Liaoning province, China, each carrying an umbrella, when a bright flash of lightning zipped ...

Being trapped inside during a thunderstorm can put a damper on outdoor plans. It's even worse if you're sitting on a boat in the middle of a lake with a fishing rod when the storm clouds descend.

Lightning rods (and the accompanying protection system) are designed to protect a house or building from a direct lightning strike and, in particular, a lightning-initiated fire. Note that lightning ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Possible lightning strikes and thunderstorms continue to be a concern for firefighters battling the CZU Lightning Complex Fires in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties. The best ...

Japanese telecommunications company NTT has successfully induced and guided lightning using drones equipped with advanced discharge protection technology for the first time ever. NTT use drone ...

As humans have co-existed with lightning for so long, many of us look at it as a fascination rather than for the danger it can pose. Thunderstorms do have their beauty, and our understanding of the ...

Electrical substations utilize direct lightning stroke shielding to help ensure proper operation, and to prevent costly damages and extended outages. While modern substation designs and equipment make ...

Scientists in the Emirates have developed a novel lightning mast layout that reportedly eliminates shading effect on PV panels. The proposed approach also addresses earth grid requirements under ...

For as much destruction as lightning causes, you’d assume we would have found ways to better mitigate its effects. Lightning kills at least 4,000 people and causes billions of dollars in global ...

BOISE, Idaho — A powerful thunderstorm rolled through Boise on Wednesday morning, with one lightning strike nearly hitting a Boise school. In a letter to parents, Hillside Junior High Principal ...