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See the 1st-Ever High-Speed Footage of Lightning Striking a Building
By Tereza Pultarova published
It's the first time that high-speed video of lightning hitting a building has been captured, according to a new study.

Drone vs. Lightning: Guess Which One Wins?
By Kacey Deamer published
The drones were fried with more than 1 million volts.

New Satellite Beams Back Its 1st Photo of Lightning from Space
By Megan Gannon published
A new weather satellite promises to deliver unprecedented data on Earth's lightning, and it has already captured its first spectacular images of storms from space.

Zap! 'Petrified Lightning' Could Reveal the Shocking Heat of the Strikes
By Tia Ghose published
Petrified lightning could provide insight into how much energy is produced during these shocking strikes.

New Zealand Quake's Strange Side Effect: What Are Earthquake Lights?
By Tia Ghose published
After the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in New Zealand, bystanders reported flickering green and blue lights that are known as earthquake lights.

How Hot Is Lightning?
By Yuen Yi published
Scientists create artificial lightning strikes to study the temperature inside real bolts of lightning.

Shocking News: World's Longest Lightning Bolt Was Nearly 200 Miles
By Kacey Deamer published
The longest recorded flash of lightning covered a horizontal distance of 199.5 miles.

Lightning Nearly 3 Times as Deadly as Tornadoes This Year
By Laura Geggel published
Death by lightning strike may seem rare, but lightning has killed nearly three times as many people this year as tornadoes have, the National Weather Service reports.
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