Most homeowners think of grounding as a technical detail that only matters to electricians, yet it quietly decides whether a ...

Abstract: This article presents a root cause analysis (RCA) of a lightning atmospheric event that caused the trip of a combined cycle power plant. A 138 kV breaker for a 135 MVA steam generator (STG) ...

It starts with a flash that slices through the sky. Moments later, thunder follows with a deafening rumble. You are told to stay indoors, unplug your phone, or avoid touching anything metallic. Some ...

Last week, KGUN 9 reported on a Foothills home that was struck by lightning, reigniting conversation about lightning protection for residential structures. Full list of Republicans who blocked Epstein ...

In our June 23 article there was a discussion on personal lightning safety and preparedness for both the outdoor and indoor risk. In our June 24 article the discussion centered on the more frequent ...

BIG PINK BECOMES LIGHTNING ROD: Portland Mayor Keith Wilson on May 20 took exception to The Wall Street Journal making Big Pink the latest symbol of Portland’s decline. The 42-story U.S. Bancorp Tower ...

MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lightning poses significant fire risks to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), causing billions of dollars in damage annually, according to the Insurance ...

When a bolt of lightning cracked through the sky over Japan last December, it didn’t come by chance. It came because a drone asked for it. On a stormy day, engineers at Japan’s Nippon Telegraph and ...

In a world first, Japanese researchers flew a lightning-proof drone in a thunderstorm, using it to induce and direct natural lightning strikes. The team is now working on how this flying lightning rod ...