Articles for tag: Deadly Storms, Extreme Weather, Florida Lightning, Lightning Safety, Weather Science

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What Made These Lightning Strikes in Florida So Deadly?

Suhail Ahmed

Florida’s summer sky can turn from postcard-blue to ominous gray in minutes, and sometimes those minutes make all the difference. Recent clusters of severe thunderstorms left communities asking the same wrenching question: how did flashes that lasted less than a heartbeat cause so much harm? To find answers, scientists are tracing the invisible pathways lightning ...