What really happens when lightning strikes a plane — and the clever features that reduce the risk of damage Over 7,000 US planes are struck by lighting every year. But chances of danger are low ...

Students in Environmental Journalism class at the UF College of Journalism and Communications spent their semester reporting on the science, risks and human stories of lightning across Florida, the ...

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.

Julia Morris has praised Qantas after her plane was struck by lightning. The I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! host revealed that the electric bolt struck “two seats away” from her while she flew ...

Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the US have reached an 8-year-high, according to Vaisala Xweather. Xweather operates ...