When lightning strikes are abundant, so are wildfires – some in remote places across the state. Scientists warn there may be more in the future. As dozens of wildfires burn across California after a ...

Preliminary findings from the 2025 U.S. Lightning Report show a shift in lightning strike patterns, with Oklahoma overtaking ...

As dozens of wildfires burn across California after a remarkable outbreak of dry lightning, a new study warns that a warming planet could bring more lightning-sparked wildfires to the West in the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- An explosion of new wildfires across Northern California is being linked to lightning, with more than 10,000 strikes across the state on Tuesday. At least one fire is burning ...

Florida was not the lightning capital of the U.S. in 2025, according to report by AEM. Researchers found Oklahoma led the ...

ATLANTA — Lightning: It's fast, it's ferocious, and it's a common reality of summertime here in the south. In north Georgia, there is a nearly daily pattern of pop-up storms throughout the warmest ...

In Yosemite National Park, hikers were surprisingly soaked this weekend as summer storms blew through the area. Meanwhile, thunderstorms across California's mountains launched rapid-fire lightning ...

As dozens of wildfires burn across California after a remarkable outbreak of dry lightning, a new study warns that a warming planet could bring more lightning-sparked wildfires to the West in the ...