What we often call "heat lightning" is just lightning from a storm far away from us, but you can't hear the thunder.

Already this spring, two people in the U.S. have been struck and killed by lightning, both while fishing from a boat.

Experts warn against showering during thunderstorms because of the risk of electric shock or fatal electrocution.

A bolt of lightning struck a home in Maha Sarakham province and set the house on fire, destroying the entire property.

Santonio Catoe was struck by lightning while fishing on April 11, based on information from the National Weather Service and ...

He later died as a result of the incident. Fishing is dangerous during a lightning storm "in part, because it often requires extra time to get to a safe place," Jensenius said. "It's vitally ...