64 h. ago Dash cam footage captures pillar of fire sparked by dramatic lightning strike

Dash cam footage captured the moment that lightning struck a highway in South Carolina before a pillar of fire erupted in the sky.

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9 d. ago Man City have £47.5m player who can be like a new signing to answer transfer question

John Stones' declaration on the eve of the season can provide Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola with a boost

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3 w. ago An explosive Grand Canyon wildfire brings terror, loss and tough questions: ‘It came like a freight train’

The decision to let a small blaze burn – before it suddenly erupted – has drawn scrutiny. Now those who love the remote North Rim are reckoning with the destruction When lightning struck on 4 July along the remote North Rim of Grand Canyon national park, sparking a small wildfire in a patch of dry forest, few predicted the terror and loss that lay ahead.Fire managers decided that conditions seemed ideal to let the blaze burn at a low intensity – a practice known as “control and contain” that helps clear out excess fuels and decreases the chance of a more catastrophic wildfire in the future. Rains from previous weeks had left the forest floor moist and weather forecasts indicated the summer monsoon season would arrive soon. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Olympic hero, 49, struck by lightning and dies on holiday as wife mourns 'enormous loss'

Olympic medalist Audun Groenvold, who won bronze at the 2010 Winter Games, has died at the age of 49 after the dad-of-three was struck by lightning on a family holiday

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last month One dead, 13 injured after lightning bolt rips through NJ archery range

One man is dead and more than a dozen others were injured when lightning struck a New Jersey archery range Wednesday night.

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last month Golfer, 28, dies after being struck by lightning at course as player questions course safety

Simon John Mariani died after being struck by lightning at the Ballyowen Golf Course in New Jersey last week, with a fellow player questioning the safety warning

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