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Lightning Strikes

  • Over 1,600 died due to rain-related incidents, lightning this year, says Centre

    Over 1,600 died due to rain-related incidents, lightning this year, says Centre

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 07, 2025 · 01:53 pm
  • 25 killed in Bihar lightning strikes, 22 in Uttar Pradesh thunderstorms

    25 killed in Bihar lightning strikes, 22 in Uttar Pradesh thunderstorms

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 11, 2025 · 09:30 am
  • Forget lightning rods. Scientists have come up with a new way to steer lightning: lasers

    Forget lightning rods. Scientists have come up with a new way to steer lightning: lasers

    Ian Whittaker, The Conversation
    · Jan 24, 2023 · 11:30 pm
  • At last we know why lightning zigzags in the sky

    At last we know why lightning zigzags in the sky

    John Lowke, The Conversation
    · Dec 06, 2022 · 09:30 pm
  • Why you should avoid taking a shower during a thunderstorm – or even if you hear one in the distance

    Why you should avoid taking a shower during a thunderstorm – or even if you hear one in the distance

    James Rawlings, The Conversation
    · Aug 19, 2022 · 09:30 pm
  • Bihar: 18 people killed in lightning strikes across five districts

    Bihar: 18 people killed in lightning strikes across five districts

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 04, 2020 · 08:16 pm
  • Uttar Pradesh: 16 people killed, 12 injured in rain-related incidents

    Uttar Pradesh: 16 people killed, 12 injured in rain-related incidents

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 02, 2018 · 05:35 pm
  • Lightning kills 18 people in Bihar, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh

    Lightning kills 18 people in Bihar, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh

    Scroll Staff
    · Jun 09, 2018 · 08:24 am
  • Lightning strikes kill 11 as Odisha continues to battle floods

    Lightning strikes kill 11 as Odisha continues to battle floods

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 31, 2017 · 07:52 am
  • Bihar: Lightning strikes, rain-related incidents claim the lives of 29 people

    Bihar: Lightning strikes, rain-related incidents claim the lives of 29 people

    Scroll Staff
    · May 29, 2017 · 08:56 am
  • Floods and lightning strikes kill more than 85 people across the country

    Floods and lightning strikes kill more than 85 people across the country

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 31, 2016 · 12:26 pm