Florida may no longer hold the title of the nation’s lightning capital, according to a new report that ranks Oklahoma with ...

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There is a new lightning capital in the U.S., with Oklahoma unseating Florida in lightning strike density, according to a new ...

The United States has a lot of capitals. There is, of course, Washington, D.C., the nation's capital city. Unofficially, Seattle is recognized as the coffee capital of the world, and Chicago has ...

When we think of climate change, lightning may not immediately come to mind but it’s something we could see more of in the future. Remember back in 2020 when we had our highly unusual California – Bay ...

Adding to a growing literature on the subject, another study has forecast an increase in extreme weather due to climate change. In particular, the research struck upon a simple new model to predict ...

If you look at a map of lightning near the Port of Singapore, you’ll notice an odd streak of intense lightning activity right over the busiest shipping lane in the world. As it turns out, the ...

Lightning strikes kill 320 million trees yearly worldwide. This causes significant carbon emissions, almost matching wildfires. The Amazon and Congo Basin are high-risk zones. Climate change increases ...

If you look at a map of lightning near the Port of Singapore, you’ll notice an odd streak of intense lightning activity right over the busiest shipping lane in the world. As it turns out, the ...

BISMARCK — A short study the state commissioned late this summer on lightning-related spills in the Oil Patch offers clarity on the frequency of the incidents and whether the type of material used in ...