As spring approaches, we can expect more severe storms, which can bring deadly lightning strikes. While summer is the busiest ...

Lightning researchers expect lightning could become more frequent as temperatures rise. Photo by Rick Lipscomb, courtesy NOAA. The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice.

“The shift signals a broader surge in lightning activity across the Great Plains,” according to a new report Last year, Florida was dethroned as the lightning strike capital of the United States, ...

After four years bouncing between Florida and Texas, America’s lightning capital shifted north in 2025, as a small Oklahoma community overtook longtime lightning hot spots in the South. While Florida ...

Environmental technology provider AEM compiled data on U.S. lightning strikes throughout 2025, summarized in a recently published report. If Texas doesn't strike you as a very en-lightning place, ...