A house fire in Collin County caused by lightning has neighbors rushing to install what experts say is the only way to prevent a similar disaster from happening to them. Larry Breecher, a ...

One of the less-common contracting specialties in northern New England is lightning protection for structures. Although damaging lightning strikes to buildings are less common here than in other ...

In the 2024 lightning season, six homes experienced a direct strike with ensuing fire and another five in 2025. None of the homes that have experienced a direct strike and fire were protected by a ...

The St George’s Club is seeking to install lightning protection measures after recent damaging strikes on the East End establishment. A recent planning application sought permission to install two ...

June 28 is the 179th day of the year and 186 more days to the end of the year. International Lightning Safety Day, International Caps Lock Day: A fun, pop-culture holiday observed twice a year where ...

A lightning rod installer works on a house’s lightning protection system. (Dillon Lightning Protection Systems, Inc.) If you’ve been noticing a high number of storms in Maryland in recent years, ...

Brazilian researchers captured on camera the brief moment when lightning rods on buildings released an upward discharge to attract incoming lightning. By Nicholas Bakalar Benjamin Franklin invented ...

Scientists in the Emirates have developed a novel lightning mast layout that reportedly eliminates shading effect on PV panels. The proposed approach also addresses earth grid requirements under ...