Watch lightning bolt just miss striking man

Storm chaser More Pi was in his car watching a tornado near Gilmore City, Iowa when, he says, "I felt a slight shock and my ears were left ringing!" Watch the bolt above as caught on video by fellow storm chaser High Risk Chris and hear More Pi's commentary on the experience below. READ THE REST

The World Meteorological Organization has certified that two lightning flashes that occurred in 2020 have broken historical records in length and duration. A lightning bolt in April 2020 spanned 477 miles across the southern United States. Two months later, a flash across the Uruguay-Argentina border lasted an incredible 17 seconds. Neither lightning bolt hit the… READ THE REST

In this dashcam footage reportedly filmed in Singapore, a manhole explodes spectacularly in front of the vehicle, apparently triggered by a lightning strike. A question for you, dear reader: what's the likely mechanism here? Did the lightning ignite sewer gas? READ THE REST

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