Lightning is one of the most unpredictable and dangerous weather hazards, especially on an open beach.

Summer is the most dangerous season for lightning, according to the National Weather Service in Memphis. Lightning strikes the U.S. about 25 million times each year, killing around 20 people and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida's first lightning-related death of the year happened on the rain-swollen Blackwater River in Milton as the atmosphere ...

Lightning strikes in Florida over the Fourth of July holiday weekend left at least one person dead and several injured.

On Friday, July 3, lightning struck Fort Myers Beach, injuring four people who were swimming in the Gulf of Mexico. The Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District said crews were dispatched to the area ...

A lightning strike sparked a dangerous second-floor fire Saturday evening in the Village of Green Island, forcing six ...

Florida has already seen more than a million lightning strikes so far in 2026, with over 200,000 of those occurring in just ...

I recently joined a tour of Sicily’s Mount Etna that was supposed to include a hike on the Italian volcano’s upper slope following a roughly 9,500-foot ascent in a 4×4 vehicle. Unfortunately for my ...

Florida's first lightning-related death of the year happened on the rain-swollen Blackwater River in Milton as the atmosphere trembled and detonated, unleashing a thunderstorm that ended the life of ...