This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Few things scare hikers more than lightning above the tree line. Serious injuries are rare, but hikers have been ...

A mechanic is going viral for showing what happens when lightning strikes a moving vehicle—and the aftermath is shocking. Alan Reece (@alanreece2), who sells new and used cars and trucks out of ...

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 ...

Two young hunters who disappeared in the Colorado wilderness were killed by a lightning strike, according to the local coroner. Andrew Porter, 25, of Asheville, North Carolina, and Ian Stasko, 25, of ...

Surprisingly, 90% of lightning strike victims survive. In recent years, California has averaged about one lightning-related death per year, often linked to outdoor recreation such as hiking and ...