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Space Aliens or Streetlights? UFOs Reported in Hong Kong Lightning Storm

(Sept. 10) -- Were they UFOs or ordinary street lamps? That's the question being raised after Wednesday night's spectacular, record-breaking lightning storm over Hong Kong. Just within the first hour after midnight on Thursday, the Hong Kong Observatory recorded 13,102 lightning strikes around Hong Kong. According to...

Lightning Strikes Usually Harmless to Planes

(Aug. 16) -- Colombian authorities are investigating reports that a Boeing 737 was hit by lightning before it crashed and broke up today, but experts say lightning strikes are rare and usually harmless to planes. "It's extremely remote that lightning would do anything more than cause a momentary fluctuation in your...

Yellowstone Bear Attack: What Are the Odds?

(July 28) -- Early this morning, one person was killed and two others were injured in a bear attack at a campground in Montana's Gallatin National Forest, just outside Yellowstone National Park. The Soda Butte campground, which has been temporarily closed since the incident, was also the site of a deadly bear attack in...

Struck by Lightning AND Mauled by a Bear? What Are the Odds?!

(June 25) -- If minister Rick Oliver ever decided to stop believing in God, it would be quite understandable. Because Oliver is either living proof that the man upstairs works in strange and unusual ways -- or he's just one unlucky fellow. Earlier this month, Oliver, 51, who lives on a 17-acre farm near Raleigh, N.C.,...

Lightning Destroys 6-Story Jesus Statue in Ohio

MONROE, Ohio (June 15) -- Hundreds of sightseers drawn to the remains of a six-story-tall statue of Jesus Christ that was struck by lightning and erupted into flames stopped Tuesday to snap pictures or gaze at the ruined structure. The "King of Kings" statue, one of southwest Ohio's most familiar landmarks, had stood...

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Lightning Strike And Rainbow Pictures From China Dazzle (PHOTO)

Sometimes people are just in the right place at the right time.

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WATCH: Pastor Survives Being Struck By Lightning

A suburban Chicago pastor is recovering after she was struck by lightning over the weekend.

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Stunning Lightning Strike Sends Wave Of Electricity Over Ocean (PHOTO)

This is the electric moment a lightning strike lit up Lake Shore Drive in Chicago.

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06/02/12 Hidden Chronicles Zeus Statue: Everything you need to... Source: Games.com In the endless journey to earn more Mastery Trophies in Hidden Chronicles , we all too quickly run out of energy.
06/01/12 UPDATE: Lightning Strike 'Wreaked Havoc' at YSU... Source: FOX - FOX 17/62 WKBN - Youngstown OH It could be a week before power is restored to University Courtyard Apartments on the campus of Youngstown State University and 75 students living there have to temporarily relocate.
06/01/12 Thomasville home a total loss after direct lightning... Source: ABC - WTXL 7 - Tallahassee FL A Thomasville home is a total loss after a direct hit from lightning, according to the fire department.
06/01/12 Tips to stay safe during lightning storms Source: NBC - WCNC NewsChannel 36 - Charlotte NC Lightning kills and causes permanent injury to hundreds of people every year.
06/01/12 Lightning strike causes home fire Source: Jacksonville Daily Progress - Jacksonville TX A ringing doorbell possibly saved the lives of two Jacksonville residents during an early morning fire on Thursday.

Background on lightning

Lightning is an atmospheric electrical discharge (spark) accompanied by thunder, usually associated and produced by cumulonimbus clouds, but also occurring during volcanic eruptions or in dust storms.

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