Lightning rods (and the accompanying protection system) are designed to protect a house or building from a direct lightning strike and, in particular, a lightning-initiated fire. Note that lightning ...

Researchers have successfully harnessed the power of lasers to deflect lightning strikes. IFLScience reports that Dr. Aurélien Houard and his team at ENSTA Paris have demonstrated that lasers can ...

The St George’s Club is seeking to install lightning protection measures after recent damaging strikes on the East End establishment. A recent planning application sought permission to install two ...

A house fire in Collin County caused by lightning has neighbors rushing to install what experts say is the only way to prevent a similar disaster from happening to them. Larry Breecher, a ...

Swiss physicists have achieved a groundbreaking breakthrough in lightning control using laser beams, which could lead to advanced lightning protection systems for critical infrastructure such as ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - With three lightning strikes hitting buildings and homes in just the past week around Central Texas, some homeowners are taking proactive measures to protect their homes, and some ...