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

Florida has long been regarded as the lightning capital of the United States — but it may have competition. A new report by ...

The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice. Florida would beg to disagree.The state is the lightning capital of the United States as measured in deaths by lightning, with four ...

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

Preliminary findings from the 2025 U.S. Lightning Report show a shift in lightning strike patterns, with Oklahoma overtaking ...

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.

A severe lightning storm in Majaneng, Gauteng, has left at least 40 injured, prompting urgent warnings from the South African ...

Gauteng and other Highveld regions experience moderate but frequent lightning activity, averaging 5 to 10 flashes per square ...

Dipteryx oleifera trees not only survive lightning strikes, they grow taller, lose rivals, and reproduce more successfully.