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‘Megaflash’ lightning bolt traveled over 500 miles, setting a new record, study says

Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case ...

Dramatic footage captures wild moment lightning strikes electric pole before fireball is shot alongside AM commuters

Dramatic dashcam video caught the moment a bolt of lightning struck an electric pole in South Carolina, causing a transformer ...

World record longest lightning flash discovered – a whopping 515-mile-long bolt

Scientists July 31 announced the discovery of the world's longest lightning flash ever detected – a whopping 515-mile-long ...
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Dramatic moment lightning bolt strikes moving car - sending sparks flying

This is the dramatic moment a moving car was struck - by a bolt of lightning. Video captured last week (August 5) in Beihai, ...

Lightning Strike Sets Off 'Shocking' Fireball, Causing Power Outages and Traffic Delays: Watch

The Mount Pleasant Police Department (MPPD) in South Carolina shared a dashcam video showing the moment when a lightning bolt ...

Watch as lightning raises pillar of fire, then sparks an explosion along SC road

Nature staged a terrifying display of power in the South Carolina Lowcountry when lightning birthed a pillar of fire, dash ...
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What's the longest lightning bolt ever recorded?

Lightning is one of the greatest natural forces on our planet. New mapping tools are revealing just how big it is.

Massive lightning bolt from Texas to Missouri breaks record for world’s longest flash

The 515-mile bolt stretched from East Texas to near Kansas City, Mo., a roughly eight-hour distance by car, according to the ...

Lightning can kill you even if it’s sunny

Where there’s lightning, a crash of thunder isn’t far behind. If a storm has passed and the sun has returned, it can make ...