A photo capturing the exact moment a bolt of lightning struck Lake Michigan is going viral after a crew member aboard a Great Lakes freighter captured a picture and shared it. Jack Brandenburg took the photo in the early morning while on the Mesabi Miner. Looking at the picture, one might ...

If you've ever wondered why people say it isn't a good idea to seek shelter under a tree during a thunder storm, then look no further than this footage of a tree getting destroyed by a lightning bolt. One second everything looks fine and dandy; then in an instant the entire forest turns into a ...

It turns out a lot of what people think they know about thunderstorms is either partially or completely wrong. Even if the storm is a hundred miles away, that doesn't mean the lightning isn't right on top of you.  While injury from lightning strikes has increased since 1940, fatalities have ...

A beach umbrella attendant died while working on Okaloosa Island after he was struck by lightning on Friday. Zachary Foredom, 22, was working behind the Island Princess condominium, reportedly carrying and umbrella when he was struck. Firefighters received a call at 3:26 p.m. When they arrived, ...

  Whoever said lightning doesn't strike the same place twice should talk to this teen who knows the truth all too well. Ethan Riozzi-Bodine, 16, decided to film an incoming storm that rolled in while on his way home from work. Next thing he knows, he nearly gets struck by lightning, ...

This insane video was shot by Anja Englert as she was driving in Chicago on Sunday night. As she was driving, lighting struck a wooden pole to her right. The top half of the pole then exploded splintered into many pieces flying into the air. https://youtu.be/LIC0_fDp1Xw

After coming this close to getting struck by lightning, I'd have a hard time going outside for a while, unless there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Tucker Owings, 16, and his friend are lucky this wasn't their last fishing trip after a bolt of lightning came mere yards from striking their boat while ...

MinuteEarth provides an energetic and entertaining view of trends in earth's environment -- in just a few minutes, and with summer coming and more and more people outside, it's time to educate yourself about lightning. Here's a quick 2-minute video on how to survive a lightning strike, from the ...

Growing up in Florida, I've seen my fair share of lightning storms, but that's nothing compared to residents of Venezuela who experience the Catatumbo everlasting lightning storm. Image: themindunleashed.org This ridiculously massive storm lasts 160 days a year for 10 hours a night in the same ...

Nick Panayiotou and Daniel Dudman were taking cellphone video of the storm over Oyster Bay when lightning struck the water nearby, they told 7 News. “We felt the static,” Panayiotou said. It appears as though they felt a whole lot more than that based on this insane first person video! Turn the ...