Following recent severe weather and storms, homeowners in Greater Cincinnati are looking to install lightning rods to ensure their homes stay safe from lightning strikes.Lightning rods intercept ...

U.S. insurers paid an estimated $1.65 billion in lightning-related homeowners insurance claims in 2025, a 59% increase from the $1.04 billion paid in 2024, according to the latest figures from the ...

They warn that the main cause of accidents and deaths is not a lack of technology, but people's exposure during thunderstorms ...

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 ...

Electrical substations utilize direct lightning stroke shielding to help ensure proper operation, and to prevent costly damages and extended outages. While modern substation designs and equipment make ...

Bangladesh's new initiative aims to combat lightning fatalities by planting 1.4 million palm trees and building shelters in ...