Offshore Wind Turbine That Dumped Debris Into Atlantic Damaged Again By Lightning Strike
According to multiple reports, wind turbines from the same vineyard that malfunctioned and polluted the ocean in July 2024 were damaged again by a lightning strike on February 27th. The developers of the offshore wind farm are still assessing the damage caused by the lightning strike, saying that for now it appears to be confined […]
Video Shows Aftermath Of Lightning Strike That Briefly Paralyzed Teen Doing Yard Work
A Ring doorbell camera captured the moment lightning struck a Florida teenager who was working in his yard on Monday evening, FOX 35 reported. Daniel Sharkey, a 17-year-old who owns a lawn-mowing company, was reportedly mowing a neighbor's yard as the storm approached and suddenly a nearby tree was struck by lightning. Fox 35. Sharkey […]
Video Appears To Show Lightning Bolt Hitting Plane, Reportedly Forcing Emergency Landing
Video footage appears to show lightning striking the plane as it was en route from Germany to Heathrow Airport in the UK on Sunday. The British Airways (BA) plane was forced to make an emergency landing at nearby Gatwick airport in the United States, The Sun reported. report. “that [lightning] It came in just below […]
Dry lightning, wind making it more difficult to fight wildfire north of Safford
Arizona Daily Star Nearly 5,000 acres of wildfires are raging in the Black Mountains of Graham County. The Treadway fire was the result of two blazes merging on Sunday. The fires broke out Saturday about 29 miles north of Safford and within two miles of each other. The Arizona Forestry and Fire Department said it […]
This City is Considered the Lightning Capital of Colorado
Vaisala US National Lightning Detection Network We recently published our annual lightning report. This annual analysis provides detailed statistics, highlights, and in-depth research across the country’s annual lightning events. Specifics in the report include the states with the highest lightning density and the cities with the most lightning strikes. In 2022, more than 198 million […]
6-Year-Old Boy Dies From Same Lightning Strike Which Killed Father Weeks Earlier
A Texas boy died a few weeks later on Friday when he and his father were struck by lightning while returning home from school on May 15, according to the New York Post. His father reportedly died instantly. Matthew Boggs, 34, and Grayson Boggs, 6, are among the five people killed in lightning strikes in […]
‘Domestic Terrorism’ Kills Fewer Americans Than Lightning Strikes, GAO Report Reveals
Despite being widely reported as one of the most serious threats to the United States, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that between 2010 and 2021, more Americans were killed by “domestic terrorism.” The death toll was lower than the death toll from lightning strikes. Between 2010 and 2021, 231 different […]
Two new lightning caused wildfires on Tusayan Ranger District being managed on the landscape | Williams-Grand Canyon News
TUSAYAN, Ariz. — Two new lightning-triggered wildfires discovered last week east of Tusayan will be managed within designated areas to reduce fuel loads and promote a healthier landscape. rice field. The Ridge Fire, which was started by lightning on June 4, is located along Forest Road 302 near Skinner Tank, about 11 miles southeast of […]
