Lightning researchers expect lightning could become more frequent as temperatures rise. Photo by Rick Lipscomb, courtesy NOAA. The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice.

The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice. Florida would beg to disagree. The state is the lightning capital of the United States as measured in deaths by lightning, with ...

Florida has long been regarded as the lightning capital of the United States — but it may have competition. A new report by environmental consulting firm AEM found that Oklahoma was the nation’s ...

For decades, planetary scientists looked at the massive dust storms on Mars and wondered if they produced electricity. These storms can grow until they wrap around the entire planet, moving millions ...

Environmental technology provider AEM compiled data on U.S. lightning strikes throughout 2025, summarized in a recently published report. If Texas doesn't strike you as a very en-lightning place, ...

The National Lightning Detection Network counts all of the lightning flashes and strikes across the U.S. Some Michigan counties had much more lightning in 2025 than an average year here in Michigan.

After four years bouncing between Florida and Texas, America’s lightning capital shifted north in 2025, as a small Oklahoma community overtook longtime lightning hot spots in the South. While Florida ...