Lightning

Europe News

Lightning strike partially damages Rome’s ancient Constantine Arch

Tourists visiting the site Wednesday found some stray fragments, which they turned over to park workers due to concerns they might have fallen from the arch.

4 September 2024

Spain

The Spanish city trying to make New York 'jealous' this Christmas

The Christmas light show in Spain's Vigo is a tourist attraction, but can it top the Big Apple as its mayor would like?

28 December 2023

Creators

Meet the neon light artist behind God's Own Junkyard in London

Marcus Bracey is a third-generation neon light artist and owner of God's Own Junkyard, home to the largest collection of neon signs outside of the US.

4 June 2023

Tech News

Scientists have found a way to bend lightning to their will

Laser technology could help protect large areas like airports and rocket launch pads from the devastating power of lightning.

17 January 2023

Health news

Air passengers at risk of exposure to rare 'dark lightning' radiation

Gamma-ray flashes from a little-known phenomenon could be hitting passengers with a radiation dose equivalent to 10 X-rays.

12 January 2023

Climate

Deadly US lightning strike offers climate warning

Above average temperatures may have contributed to Washington DC's deadly lightning strike on 4 August.

8 August 2022