Blowback: A lethal shock

The recoil stroke is a type of discharge that can cause the death of a person…


Up to 8000 lightning strikes in one night

During the early hours of Tuesday morning in the Comunitat Valenciana, storms…


Two injured when struck by lightning in Valencia, Spain

The passage of DANA through the Mediterranean is leaving significant damage…


The August in Spain with the most lightning strikes of the century

A total of 776,126 lightning strikes hit the peninsula and the Balearic…


More than 300 lightning strikes cause 4 fires in Galicia. The importance of prevention.

A total of 335 lightning strikes have hit, during the early hours of the…


Centella, or globular lightning bolt, and Duende

There are other types of natural phenomena related to thunderstorms. Two of…


Types of lightning: classification

There are different types of lightning. These can be classified by the…


The fulgurites

The term “fulgurites” comes from “fulgur”, which is…