Last night a lightning storm hit and completely fried the circuit powering the pond pumps. By morning, nothing was running and every pacu in the pond had died. These were fish we raised for years, ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The sturdy log shelter was no protection from a bolt of lightning that killed one Boy Scout and injured three others during an outing in Utah's highest mountain range.

A lightning strike has killed a man in eastern Minnesota. Pine County sheriff’s officials say first responders were called to an address in Sturgeon Lake Monday night. A 53-year-old man had been hit ...

What you need to know: Lightning strikes are a recurring hazard in parts of Uganda, particularly during the rainy season. Police in Uganda’s southwestern district of Kisoro have registered a sudden ...

Lightning struck 150 people gathered at a festival north of South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing two, local health services said on Sunday.

Florida is no longer the lightning capital of the U.S. Florida did lead the U.S. in the number of lightning fatalities in 2025. See impact hurricanes had on Florida lightning numbers. Florida is no ...