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Tennessee ranks among the top 10 states for lightning deaths.
Lightning is an essential part of nature—balancing Earth’s electrical charge by transferring negative energy back to the ground. But it can also be fatal. That’s especially true in Florida, where ...
Lightning researchers expect lightning could become more frequent as temperatures rise. Photo by Rick Lipscomb, courtesy NOAA. The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice.
Florida has long been regarded as the lightning capital of the United States – but it may have competition. A new report by environmental consulting firm AEM found that Oklahoma was the nation’s ...
A new study finds that NRG Stadium ranks third among the world’s most lightning-prone venues (Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) This is ...
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