Japan’s NTT develops drones that can trigger and guide lightning, aiming to protect cities and study storm behavior.

In 2013, Ralph Zucker and his firm purchased Bell Labs in Holmdel, NJ, for $27 million. After 10 years and $273 million worth ...

Severe thunderstorms created an intense light show in Bowie, Texas, on Friday night, April 18. Footage captured by storm chaser Chad Casey shows what Casey described as a “cloud to ground lightning ...

Auckland is back under a severe thunderstorm watch following a weekend of wild weather due to the wrath of Cyclone Tam. Northland, Waikato, Waitomo and Taumarunui are also in the firing line. A number ...

The Three Kings Civil Defence Centre in Auckland closed at 6pm this evening. Throughout the day, the centre provided basic shelter and support for 27 people displaced by the weather event. All those ...

Not only do the trees survive lightning strikes, but their height and voluminous crowns act as natural lightning rods, attracting strikes that damage foes and boost their competitive advantage in ...

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The city council last week declared a major incident to address the impact of the strikes, with contingency plans brought in to address the issue. However, huge piles of uncollected rubbish ...

The sound was not from a firearm. Instead, the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office said a direct lightning strike disabled the moving vehicle. A lightning strike caused parts of a vehicle to ...