What is it? "This is what lightning looks like from the top down," wrote Anne McClain, a NASA astronauts and Expedition 73 crew member, from aboard the International Space Station, in May 2025.

All it takes is a flash. Lightning strikes the ground, creating temperatures of more than 3,000 degrees. The sand around the lightning strike fuses together, and fulgurite is formed. Not every ...

Her 6-year-old daughter, Penelope, was standing in front of the camera the moment a large lightning bolt hit a home in the cul-de-sac behind her. Immediately, Penelope, Buckner and Buckner’s son ...

According to the NWS, the lightning strike was "cloud-to-ground lightning," the most common type. "The chance of an individual in the U.S. being struck during a given year is one in 1.2 million.

Storms brought significant thunder and lightning to the Southland. Every part of L.A. was within earshot of thunder on Tuesday, said one meteorologist. Thunderstorms sweep across SoCal, bringing ...

There is a trio of risky weather conditions in the forecast for the Los Angeles area starting Tuesday — thunderstorms, dry lightning and rip currents. A low pressure system will skim the ...

According to the National Weather Service and Lightning Safety Council, the 12 activities that contributed to the most lightning fatalities in the U.S. between 2006 and 2024 were: Fishing: 42 ...