Time-lapse footage shows the Dragon Bravo Fire generating a massive pyrocumulus cloud, formed when intense wildfire heat drives smoke high into the atmosphere. These fire clouds can become powerful ...

Lightning is the second-leading cause of storm-related deaths in the United States, according to the National Weather Service. In recent years, however, the number of lightning-related deaths has ...

The 2017 “megaflash” stretched from eastern Texas to near Kansas City — a distance that would take at least eight hours by ...

Fishing is the leading cause of lightning strike deaths in the U.S., with 44 fatalities since 2006. The time it takes to reach safety while fishing, especially from a boat, contributes to the risk ...

The Dragon Bravo Fire, ignited by lightning, destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge and forced the closure of the North Rim. Initially managed as a controlled burn, the fire rapidly spread due to hot and ...

As recently as 2001, when a national lightning safety campaign began, the U.S. still averaged 55 lightning deaths a year. Now the 10-year average is down to 20, said Jensenius.

A 31-year-old Texas man survived being struck by lightning twice during the same storm at an off-road mud-racing event on Saturday. Casey Wagner was standing under a tree during a heavy storm at ...

Fishing is the leading cause of lightning strike deaths in the U.S., with 44 fatalities since 2006. The time it takes to reach safety while fishing, especially from a boat, contributes to the risk.

Jennifer Rodriguez is a McClatchy National Real-Time reporter covering the Central and Midwest regions. She joined McClatchy in 2023 after covering local news in Youngstown, Ohio, for over six years.