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Lightning Strikes Viva Airlines Jet Wing as Passengers Scream in Viral Video

The airline said the plane landed safely, a point that reflects how certified commercial jets are built to withstand lightning strikes.

Surveillance Captures Near-Miss Lightning Strike at Southborough Home

Rare ‘Ash Devil’ Rises From Trinity Fire as Crews Boost Containment

Mexico’s Heat Wave Persists as High-Pressure System Bakes Most of the Country

Scientists Confirm Bright Green Fireball Over UK Was a Meteor

NASA Confirms Daytime Meteor Over Northeast With Breakup Above New Jersey

Record March Heat Spreads From U.S. West Into Plains as Heat Dome Persists

Atmospheric River Begins to Ease on B.C.’s South Coast as Flood Alerts and Evacuations Continue

Agencies Confirm Daylight Meteor Over Northeast U.S. as Sonic Boom Jolts Cleveland

Fireball Over Western Europe Scatters Meteorites in Germany, Piercing a Roof in Koblenz

Fireball Seen Across Netherlands as Fragments Damage Roofs in Germany

Models Show Lightning-Like Discharges Inside Solid Insulators at Centimeter Scale

Northeast Blizzard Cuts Power to 600,000, Grounds Flights and Shuts Schools

Bomb Cyclone Rapidly Intensifying Off Southeast Coast With Heavy Snow and Coastal Flooding Threat

Lightning Hits Pro-Bolsonaro Gathering in Brasília, Injuring Dozens

Rare Meteotsunami Hits Argentina’s Buenos Aires Coast, Killing 1 and Injuring Dozens

AEM Says Oklahoma Now Leads U.S. in Lightning Density for 2025

Winter Solstice Arrives Today at 4:03 p.m. in Paris, Marking Year’s Shortest Day

Bright Fireball Streaks Over Texas, Drawing Nearly 200 Reports

Perseverance Detects Martian Lightning as Nature Study Confirms Dust-Driven Discharges