(WGHP) – “Can lightning turn sand at the beach into glass?” Dianne from Winston-Salem asks. “If so, how and in what conditions?” Yes, it is possible for lightning to turn sand into glass.

When lightning hits a sandy beach, it creates otherworldly glass sculptures known as fulgurites or “petrified lightning.” ...

What Are Fulgurites? The word—based on the Latin world for thunderbolt—refers to a hollow glass tube formed when lightning strikes soil, silica, sand or even rock. These amazing structures ...

The journey from a roaring sky to a shimmering glass tube underground is nothing short of magical, blending science, art, and the sheer unpredictability of nature. The Raw Power of a Lightning ...

A man died after being struck by lightning on a New Jersey beach Sunday while trying to warn other beachgoers of an incoming storm, authorities said. Patrick Dispoto, 59, was at Seaside Park Beach ...