Most people probably have an intuition that lightning is big, but few people grasp the true potential scope that a single ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Few things scare hikers more than lightning above the tree line. Serious injuries are rare, but hikers have been ...

According to the National Lightning Safety Council, out of all 50 states, New Jersey has had two fatal lightning strikes this year, which ties us for the most, along with North Carolina, Georgia, ...

A powerful lightning bolt strikes from a monsoon thunderstorm over Salt Lake City, Utah and the Wasatch mountain range. (Getty Images/mdesigner125) Two hunters died earlier this month in south-central ...

Sergio Candido is the managing editor for the South region at cbsnews.com, coordinating multiplatform news coverage for CBS Miami, CBS Texas and CBS Atlanta. He previously worked for outlets including ...

The locations circled in red are the lightning attachment points on the forward fuselage of the United 787. Credit: NTSB Industry safety groups advise flight crews to avoid areas with lightning ...

Hundreds of lightning strikes sparked across the Bay Area as a low pressure system passed through the region this week, bringing a spattering of rain and a cooldown that is set to end as temperatures ...

Bodies of the hunters, who have not been publicly identified, were found near a levee after they failed to return from hunting, the Highlands County Sheriff's Office said Highlands County Sheriff's ...