Property losses are being reported across Victoria after fires ... west was struck by lightning. More than 500,000 lightning strikes – about 50,000 of which hit the ground – were recorded ...

Last year the world recorded over 2.2 billion lightning strikes, a shocking study shows. One Texas city was deemed the lightning capital of the U.S.

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Katelynn Clark felt certain her home would burn to the ground when a raging bushfire ... were keeping a close eye on areas where dry lightning strikes had occurred. "In particular focusing on ...

Lightning flashes lit up the deluge – 73,700 strikes flared within 100 kilometres of the CBD, according to Weatherzone, and 8777 struck the ground ... on a garden area after Wednesday night ...

Tasmanian firefighters are tackling multiple bushfires after more than ... 4,770 dry lightning strikes were recorded near or over Tasmania. Deputy State Fire Commander Mark Dobson said 1,227 strikes ...

Harry Fry was delighted and relieved in equal measure after seeing stable star Gidleigh Park get his season back on track with a front-running victory in the Fitzdares Lightning Novices’ Chase ...

Before he became obsessed with lightning, he spent several years chasing after tornadoes ... followed by a barrage of ground strikes. Samaras starts up a gasoline generator, and the equipment ...

A single lightning strike can release a 30 million-volt surge, enough to severely injure or kill a person in an instant. Every second, the unbelievably powerful force of electricity jumps back and ...

Despite being hit with a slight nerf in the same patch that killed the Lightning ... to the ground or stand a high chance of staggering them, allowing you to go in for a critical strike.