The climate crisis is making lightning-sparked wildfires more common and more destructive. New research shows that lightning strikes are expected to ignite more fires in the coming decades, leading to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An intense thunderstorm system moved into Southern California from northern Mexico on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2, bringing scattered ...

Ruinous fires across the West often lead to smoke-filled days with flames tearing through large swaths of natural land. While most of these fires are started by people, many fires start because of ...

A lightning strike caused a three-alarm fire at a Pikesville apartment building on Thursday that injured two firefighters, according to a statement from the Baltimore County Police Department on ...

The lightning strike affected the transformer and left several blocks in the area without power.

Lightning caused a house fire in Brentwood late Wednesday night, according to the fire department. No injuries were reported. The home on Anderson Avenue, near Walnut Avenue, had only minor damage ...

Over the weekend, Franklin firefighters fougaht three house fires — including two "believed caused by lightning" during ...

Lightning is the suspected cause of a Tuesday night fire that severely damaged a two-story home and injured two people in ...

A fire at a North Peoria apartment building caused by a lightning strike during a storm caused $250,000 in damage, displaced two people, and was contained within 20 minutes with no injuries reported.

An intense thunderstorm system brought rain and lightning to California's Coachella Valley. Dry lightning from these storms can spark wildfires, especially when vegetation is parched. Lightning is ...

An intense thunderstorm system moved into Southern California from northern Mexico on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2, bringing scattered rain and the potential for more storms throughout the day. The ...