Dennis Oswald, the storm chaser

Dennis Oswald is a German photographer specializing in nature, landscape and…


Supply of Sigma R Lightning Rods for PEMEX

PEMEX (Petróleos Mexicanos) is a state-owned oil and natural gas producer,…


What is the probability that lightning will strike a person?

It is unlikely that lightning will strike you, but this depends on many…


The most lethal meteorological phenomena

According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) these are the most…


Why doesn't a snowstorm produce lightning and thunder?

A snowstorm with lightning may occur, but this is not the most common…


How much energy does lightning discharge?

Some of us may think that this question should already have a definitive…


The lightning of Catatumbo, the eternal storm.

The Catatumbo lightning is perhaps the strangest and most spectacular of all…


What is latent lightning?

During a thunderstorm, when lightning strikes a tree, it does not always cause…


Lightning strikes plane and burns airport worker in Florida, USA.

A lightning strike struck a worker at Southwest Florida International Airport…


265 years since the invention of the Lightning Rod

June 15, 1752, Philadelphia. It was a stormy day and Benjamin Franklin decided…