The Electric Factory Above Our Heads Thunderstorms often begin to develop early in the day when the sun heats the air near ...

Ruinous fires across the West often lead to smoke-filled days with flames tearing through large swaths of natural land. While most of these fires are started by people, many fires start because of ...

UPDATE (Aug. 15): Investigators from the Baltimore County Police Department’s Fire Investigation Division consulted a lightning strike report that confirmed that a strike occurred directly at the ...

A house in Pleasantville, New York, suffered considerable damage from a lightning strike on July 8, 1994. Lightning-related homeowner insurance claims in the U.S. totaled $1.04 billion in 2024, a ...

A lightning strike caused a three-alarm fire at a Pikesville apartment building on Thursday that injured two firefighters, according to a statement from the Baltimore County Police Department on ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – A lightning strike is the likely cause of a Mount Pleasant house fire. The Mount Pleasant Fire Department responded to a home on Osprey Court just after 1 p.m. Saturday ...

Over a dozen new wildfires ignited in Washington due to lightning strikes over the weekend. There are currently 13 active wildfires across the state, with most being only about one-third contained.