Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In recognition of National Lightning Safety Awareness Week (June 22-28) we have found these 35 amazing lightning photos from our ...

Anyone who has watched the dazzling displays produced by lightning in a thunderstorm can appreciate why it has inspired awe and fear across our history. Even in our modern world, lightning strikes ...

There are also some other rarer, even more spectacular types of lightning: ...

The National Weather Service in Columbia reported that a single lightning strike injured 20 people, including 12 children, at approximately 4:43 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, at Lake Murray Public Park in ...

We have heard the saying: 'April showers brings May flowers.' This proverb leaves out the critical role of lightning. Lightning is often seen as a destructive force, sparking wildfires and causing ...

A lightning strike at Alliant Energy's Tiffany Gate natural gas station caused a pinhole leak in an odorizer line, leading to a gas-like smell in Rock County. Crews immediately shut off the odorizer ...

Warnings for golfers to get off the course when storms approach are protocol for a reason: On Wednesday, a lightning bolt struck a northern Michigan golf course leaving a vivid reminder of the danger ...

Twenty people, including 12 children, were injured by a single lightning strike at a South Carolina park. The lightning struck on a hot, sunny day with a lone passing storm cloud. The National Weather ...