Commentary That the F-35 Lightning II has been prohibited from flying anywhere near lightning is ironic. That the F-35 has been under development since 1994 and that the Pentagon “doesn’t have a path forward” to fix the F-35 is unforgivable. That a plane that’s supposed to be the foundation of American air supremacy has an…
The F-35 Lightning’s Vulnerability to Lightning is Both Ironic and Unforgivable
Lightning Strikes Oilfield Battery, Starts Fire With Thick Black Smoke in Saskatchewan
Lightning struck an oilfield battery about 12 miles from the town of Sloughton, Saskatchewan, resulting in thick plumes of black smoke for a number of hours. Photos posted on social media show flickering flames on the ground and near buildings and tanks, plus dark black and grey smoke filling the sky in a field after…
Scientists Guide Lightning Strikes Using Lasers for First Time
Scientists have found a way to potentially prevent lightning strikes from damaging infrastructure or causing injuries and deaths, according to a report published Monday. During a storm in the Swiss Alps, a group of researchers successfully guided bolts of lightning to the ground using laser technology, according to a paper published in the journal Nature…
Scientists Guide Lightning Strikes Using Lasers for 1st Time
Scientists have found a way to potentially prevent lightning strikes from damaging infrastructure or causing injuries and deaths, according to a report published Monday. During a storm in the Swiss Alps, a group of researchers successfully guided bolts of lightning to the ground using laser technology, according to a paper published in the journal Nature…
Los Angeles Bank Exec, 29, Killed in Lightning Strike Near White House
August 7, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A 29-year-old bank executive from Los Angeles has been identified as one of three people killed in a lightning strike across the street from the White House last week. Brooks Lambertson lived in downtown Los Angeles and was the manager of partnership marketing for the Los Angeles Clippers prior to joining City National Bank,…
2 Dead, 2 Injured After Lightning Strike Near White House
Two people were killed and two critically injured after they were struck by lightning near the White House. James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75, of Janesville, Wisconsin, died of their injuries after the lightning strike in Lafayette Park, located directly outside the White House complex, the Metropolitan Police Department said Friday. The two other…
4 Critically Injured After Lightning Strike Near White House
Four people are critically injured after they were struck by lightning near the White House on Aug. 4, according to emergency officials. According to the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, at 6.53 p.m. the department “received a report of a lightning strike at Lafayette park with multiple patients.” Lafayette Square, a seven-acre public…
Lightning Strike at Jersey Shore Kills Lifeguard, Injures 7
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J.—A young lifeguard was killed and seven other people, including three other lifeguards, were injured when lightning struck a Jersey Shore beach Monday afternoon, authorities said. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy confirmed that a lifeguard in Berkeley Township was killed in the afternoon. It marked the second death of a young lifeguard at…
‘Boom, They Were Gone:’ Alberta Trainers Mourn Loss of Two Horses Struck by Lightning
SUNDRE, Alta.—A large dirt mound at the top of a green pasture in central Alberta is a reminder that tragedy can strike like lightning. Two high-value horses being trained by Ian Tipton and his partner, Lisa Blanchart, died July 2, when a severe storm rolled in west of Sundre. High winds and 100 millimetres of…
Sisters, 18 and 12, Killed by Lightning Strike During Norway Mountain Hike
Two Norwegian sisters were killed when struck by lightning during a hike in the southern Norway mountains, authorities said. A third person, a sister to the pair, was seriously injured and was taken to hospital. The sisters, identified as Benedicte Myrset, 18, and 12-year-old Victoria Myrset from Oslo, were hit by lightning in the mountainous…
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