US hiker dies after being struck by lightning while hiking on Mount Etna
Kansas man pronounced dead in Mount Etna thunderstorm An American tourist has been pronounced dead after being struck by lightning while on a hike on a restricted Mount Etna site. Local media reports that the 29 year-old hiker from Kansas was on a hike during a thunderstorm shortly after the Mount Etna eruption. The events […]
2 weeks ago
The ‘crazy’ moment a tree burned from the inside out after lightning strike
Apparently, it’s more common than you’d think Severe thunderstorms in America have caused a tree to catch fire from the inside, producing a rather unique and quite beautiful pattern in the bark. On Tuesday, firefighters were called to Ridgeville, a small township 45 miles south of Toledo, Ohio, after lightning strikes had caused a fire. […]
4 years ago