“The shift signals a broader surge in lightning activity across the Great Plains,” according to a new report ...

The United States has a new lightning champion. Oklahoma has dethroned Florida to become the nation's lightning capital, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida is no longer No. 1. But when it comes to lightning, maybe that's not such a bad thing. Oklahoma is now the lightning ...

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 most electrified place in the country is no longer the Sunshine State. New data for 2025 shows that Florida has been ...