Lightning strike in Saudi Arabia splits mountain rock, causes damage.
A video shared by Twitter user Aimen Dean on Wednesday showed a lightning strike causing damage and splitting a mountain in southern Saudi Arabia. “If you ever wondered if a lightning strike could split mountain rock, then see the reply to this tweet It happened in southern Saudi Arabia,” Dean said in his tweet. The […]
400-mile-long Lightning bolt over Brazil is biggest in recorded history
On Halloween in 2018, the sky tore open above Brazil. A single gargantuan lightning bolt sliced through the atmosphere over the country’s southern tip, stretching more than 440 miles (700 kilometers) from the Atlantic coast into the edge of Argentina. According to a new analysis from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), this epic “megaflash” was the single longest […]
Plane is struck by lightning as more than 7000 bolts hit Sydney in one hour – with huge hailstones, heavy rainfall and devastating winds lashing the east coast
Severe storms have again lashed Australia’s east coast, with Sydney, the Hunter Valley and the NSW mid-north coast in the firing line. Large hailstones, heavy rainfall and damaging winds were forecast for the state’s north coast and west to Walgett, the Bureau of Meteorology warned. At least one plane was grounded after it was reportedly […]
Dubai’s Burj Khalifa gets struck by lightning
Amidst the heavy rains and lightning that lashed Dubai on Friday evening, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, captured the incredible moment when a bolt of lightning struck the top of the world’s tallest building – Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. KT readers also captured the stunning moment from a different angle. […]
Lightning strikes 27 dead
Separate incidents of lightning have killed at least 27 people and injured over two dozens of others in different areas of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province during the last 24 hours, local media reported Friday morning. The provincial government spokesman, Saeed Ghani, said that local authorities declared an emergency and rushed rescuers to the Thar Desert […]
Thousands of lightning strikes hit Washington state, triggering delays and power outages
About 1,250 lightning strikes were recorded in western Washington state during a storm that caused widespread power outages Saturday night, the National Weather Service said. A strong line of thunderstorms developed over western Washington, bringing frequent lightning, heavy rains, flooding and hail to the Puget Sound region, according to the National Weather Service’s office in […]
Lightning strike at PGA Tour Championship leaves at least 6 people injured
At least six people were injured after lightning struck a tree at the PGA Tour Championship golf tournament in Atlanta, police said on Saturday. Five men and a girl who had sought shelter under the tree during a storm at East Lake Golf Club were injured, Atlanta Police Department spokesman James White said. Five were […]
Runner killed by lightning strike during race in Italy
A 44-year-old Norwegian woman was struck and killed by lightning while running a race in Italy over the weekend. The Südtirol Ultra Skyrace organizers called off the 75-mile ultramarathon due to extreme weather conditions 30 minutes before the incident, but the woman and other runners were in an area near a lake where they could […]
Lightning strikes Petronas’ GPP distillation tower
A distillation tower at Petronas gas processing plant 6 (GPP 6) in Santong caught fire after it was struck by lightning at about 8pm yesterday. Firemen from the Paka station and Petronas have been battling the fire for nearly eight hours before it was brought under control early today. The area has been cordoned off […]
