Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A lightning strike ruptured a gas line, burst a water main, and caused a tree to explode in Katoomba, New South Wales, on Monday, ...
KATOOMBA, New South Wales — A powerful lightning strike hit Katoomba, New South Wales, on Monday, March 23, triggering a chain reaction that ignited a fire, caused trees to explode, and ruptured a gas ...
What is Lightning?Lightning is a massive electrical discharge caused by imbalances between clouds or between a cloud and the ground. Inside storm clouds, particles collide, separate charges, and build ...
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.