The lightning crouch, a baseball-catcher-like stance some cite as a safeguard against lightning strikes, offers no meaningful ...

If you get caught outdoors during a lightning storm, safety experts once recommended ... If you are in a forest or woods, you should stand as far away as possible from any tree.

Two astrophotographers captured breathtaking video of over 105 red sprites over Tibet during a massive thunderstorm.

New research suggests that Dipteryx oleifera trees, after being struck by lightning, are 14 times more likely to produce ...

Guidance on kneeling when lightning strikes is well-intentioned, but it’s actually not the best course of action.

The findings presented in the new study are based on observations of a single storm on July 30, 2022, that produced over 300 lightning flashes. In addition to the buildup and trajectory of the ...

If you’re not sure what to do in these conditions, that's understandable: This type of weather is very rare here.

“Stay low when outdoors – lightning hits the tallest object,” the U.S. Forest Service advises ... the need to seek safe shelter during a storm before threats of lightning intensify.

What to do if you are caught outside in a lightning storm. If you are outside when a storm approaches, the safest thing to do ...

“Stay low when outdoors – lightning hits the tallest object,” the U.S. Forest Service advises ... the need to seek safe shelter during a storm before threats of lightning intensify.