Grounding is the physical bonding or connection of equipment by a conductor to earth. Without a proper low-resistance ground, standard protection devices such as breakers and transient voltage surge ...

Find a low spot or depression and crouch down as low as possible, but don't lie down on the ground. Lightning can move in and along the ground surface, and many victims are struck not by bolts but ...

Researchers from USTC have uncovered how convection intensity drives corona discharges at thunderstorm cloud tops. A research ...

Watch: On 12 June, the imager tracked a lightning swarm across the UK Their detectors continuously look for the light pulses produced by cloud-to-ground, cloud-to-cloud and intra-cloud lightning ...

Lightning protection systems can vary from simple copper rods to sophisticated electrolytic rod systems with active soil moisture replenishment. An electrical grounding rod can be driven into the ...

Western Pennsylvanians got a rare treat overnight — thundersnow — a winter thunderstorm. The rumbles of thunder and flashes ...

The twister quickly dissipates, leaving a spectacular lightning show. Two long bolts crisscross the sky like an electrified X,followed by a barrage of ground strikes. Samaras starts up a gasoline ...

If the charge builds up enough, it flows as a massive electrical current to the ground or to another cloud. This is like a shock or a really big spark and is what we call lightning. There are lots ...

Horrifying live TV coverage of a Peruvian soccer match caught the moment several players were knocked to the ground by lightning — with one killed in a direct strike. The footage showed players ...

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Lightning strikes Rome's ancient Constantine Arch, sending fragments to the ground ...

DETROIT (FOX 2) - A man is immensely excited to be back on the ground again and safe following an incident where he says his plane was struck by lightning on Sunday. The father from metro Detroit ...