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Lightning Nearly 3 Times as Deadly as Tornadoes This Year
By Laura Geggel published
Death by lightning strike may seem rare, but lightning has killed nearly three times as many people this year as tornadoes have, the National Weather Service reports.
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More Than 300 Reindeer Killed By Lightning: Here's Why
By Kacey Deamer published
A lightning storm killed 323 reindeer, including 70 calves, in an unusually deadly event.
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Why Lightning Deaths Are Up This Year
By Laura Geggel published
Lightning has already killed as many people in the U.S. this year as in all of 2015, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
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How Shocking! Lightning Strikes 2 Planes During Storm
By Laura Geggel published
Two passenger-planes got struck by lightning while flying over London last week, and one of the spectacular strikes was caught on video, according to news sources.
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Satellite Imagery Reveals Most Lightning-Prone Places on Earth
By Tia Ghose published
Lake Maracaibo is the spot most prone to lightning strikes on Earth, according to new data with incredibly high resolution.
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Amazing 'Red Lightning' Photographed from Space
By Stephanie Pappas published
Like a giant jellyfish floating through the atmosphere, red sprites hover above thunderstorms in two new photographs snapped from space by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
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