If you hear thunder, lightning is close enough to strike. Go indoors immediately and stay there until 30 minutes after the last thunderclap. If you can’t find shelter, avoid water, tall objects, and ...

As summer storms roll through much of the U.S., safety officials are urging people to take precautions against one of nature’s most unpredictable hazards: lightning. National Lightning Safety ...

Hot summer days lead to two things – severe storms and people taking showers after completing activities in the heat. If you come inside and see your area is under a severe thunderstorm warning, is it ...

MOVING THROUGH LATER ON IN THE AFTERNOON. I’M GOING TO BRING IN MY COLLEAGUE NOW, METEOROLOGIST MATT HOENIG NOW. MATT, A LOT OF TIMES WITH THESE STORMS, WE SEE LIGHTNING, AND WE’VE ACTUALLY HAD SOME ...

MIAMI — In June, a 15-year-old was standing under a tree in Central Park in New York City when it was struck by lightning. The electrical current transferred from the tree to his chain necklace, ...

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 thunderstorm with cloud to ground lightning rages during the day in China on July 21, 2025. CREDIT: Photo by Liu Wei/Xinhua via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...

An updated severe thunderstorm warning was released by the NWS San Francisco CA on Thursday at 3:34 a.m. in effect until 3:45 ...

WERE STRUCK IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS, THREE GRANITE STATERS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. IT’S A ...