Over Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, a never-ending lightning storm lights up the sky. Warm, humid air from the lake collides with cold mountain winds, creating the perfect conditions for constant ...

Florida has long been regarded as the lightning capital of the U.S. Not last year.

Lightning is an essential part of nature—balancing Earth’s electrical charge by transferring negative energy back to the ground. But it can also be fatal. That’s especially true in Florida, where ...

Almost 1000 lightning strikes hit the Bay of Plenty last night, with the “amazing” electrical storm captured on video lighting up Tauranga and Rotorua skies. Rotorua resident Joshua Dahya was at home ...

Lightning flashes increased 10 percent in 2025 compared to 2024.

The National Lightning Detection Network counts all of the lightning flashes and strikes across the U.S. Some Michigan ...