About two dozen large wildfires are blazing across the state California forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate, with Gov. Gavin Newsom ordering a state of emergency. At least 23 massive fires, some triggered by lightning strikes and fueled by a historic heat wave and high winds, stretch from Napa, Sonoma, San Mateo and … Read more
Bolt from the blue: Video captures lightning striking a palm tree – despite clear skies above in Florida The lightning struck downwards into a tree in suburban Tampa in daylight The odd footage was captured from the inside of a Florida man’s car An eruption of thunder can be heard in the video before the … Read more
‘Best conversation ever!’ Usain Bolt is every inch the doting father as he shares sweet video talking to his baby daughter Olympia Lightning By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 19:56 BST, 1 August 2020 | Updated: 19:56 BST, 1 August 2020 He welcomed his baby daughter into the world on June 14. And Usain Bolt … Read more
Terrifying moment footballer, 16, is blasted by lightning bolt that hit his necklace as he kicked the ball into the net – as he now fights for life in Russia A metal chain around the neck of Ivan Zaborsky conducted the lightning The teenage goalkeeper had been training separately from the rest of his team … Read more
Shocking weather: Record-breaking ‘megaflash’ bolt of lightning more than 440 MILES long strikes over Brazil In 2018, a ‘megaflash’ bolt of lightning struck over parts of southern Brazil Scientists used satellite imagery technology to capture a snapshot from space The team compared the bolt with a the world record that was 200 miles long The … Read more
One house collapsed and others went up in flames after violent thunderstorms battered the UK yesterday, causing flash flooding. The three-storey Victorian building, which was unoccupied at the time, partially collapsed in the middle of the street in Chorlton, south Manchester, with firefighters seen checking houses on either side. Meanwhile, an entire street in Milnrow, … Read more
Sharon Stone, 62, reveals during new podcast she was ‘thrown across the kitchen’ and fell unconscious after being struck by lightning By Kellie Chudzinski For Dailymail.com Published: 23:02 BST, 11 June 2020 | Updated: 09:23 BST, 12 June 2020 She is set to release her memoir, The Beauty of Living Twice, later this year. And … Read more
School children under the age of 15 have a higher risk of being struck by lightning than dying from coronavirus, according to statistics. Analysis of data from the Office for National Statistics by scientists from the University of Cambridge shows that the coronavirus risk to children is extremely low. The death rate for youngsters aged … Read more
NASA has said the SpaceX launch that was scheduled for last night in Florida could have triggered a dangerous lightning strike had it gone ahead. Looming rain and thunderstorms meant that the first launch of astronauts from US soil in nine years had to be aborted less than 17 minutes before lift-off. NASA astronauts Robert … Read more
The Launch America mission has been canceled due to on-and-off rain and a tornado warning hanging over Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. ‘Launched scrubbed’ officials said during the live stream, with just 16 minutes left before Falcon 9 was set to launch towards the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley … Read more