Lightning-induced wildfires are severe natural disasters. However, because of the regionality and random nature of lightning, there is still an incomplete understanding within the scientific community ...

Southern California was set for a brief lull in wet weather Wednesday, but forecasters say a new storm is rolling in. Here's ...

A nationwide lightning report shows Texas ranked No. 1 in total flashes and thunderstorm hours last year. Here's where ...

Two separate 2025 studies disagree on whether Florida or Oklahoma is the new lightning capital of the U.S. Differences in how lightning is measured, such as equipment sensitivity and tracking methods, ...

The geographic location of the case in this study. The background shows the fire scene, where the intense smoke indicates extremely fierce flames. Combined with the fire source identified by local ...