The F-35 Lightning II is one of the most advanced fighter jets ever built—but it has a surprising weakness: lightning. Despite its name, the aircraft’s fuel tank protection system has faced serious ...

If you hear thunder, lightning is close enough to strike. Go indoors immediately and stay there until 30 minutes after the last thunderclap. If you can’t find shelter, avoid water, tall objects, and ...

The odds of being hit by lightning in any given year are less than one in a million, but one expert says that number may be ...

Florida led the U.S. in lightning strikes per square mile in 2024 and had five of the nation's 12 lightning fatalities. People are most often struck by lightning while fishing, at the beach, or ...

As a late-summer monsoon spread across California in recent weeks, it delivered hundreds of thousands of lightning ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Another round of thunderstorms is striking the Bay Area today as a record-breaking heat wave continues to hit the region. Several thunderstorms developed in the Pacific Ocean ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Multiple house fires across the First Coast have been sparked by lightning in just the last few days, with fire officials warning that summer storms are striking more than just ...

A late-summer monsoon has delivered hundreds of thousands of lightning strikes across California, including in the High ...