It only takes seconds, but the damage can be quite costly, especially as appliances and tech can catch fire in such ...

Wondering if you should unplug electronics during a thunderstorm? Learn why it's recommended and how it protects your devices ...

Every year I spend the holidays with my mother in Wisconsin. Each time I’m there, I look outside her living room window and see the lightning protection rod on the roof of the house across the street.

Residential PV systems are generally installed on the rooftop of residential buildings, with a large metal surface area, higher distance from the ground and an exposed location. Such PV systems are ...

MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lightning poses significant fire risks to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), causing billions of dollars in damage annually, according to the Insurance ...

Powerful thunderstorms are moving across Germany this week. But how many people are struck by lightning annually in this ...

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - With over 25,000,000 strikes of lightning per year in the U.S., according to the National Weather Service, lightning doesn't even have to strike the same place twice to ...

The requirements for installing lightning protection systems were featured in the October 2016 issue of Electrical Currents from the Washington State Department of ...

National Lightning Safety Awareness Week reminds people to know the risks and take action during storms.

The share of wind power in total electric power generation is expected to increase, and with that comes a requirement for this carbon-free source to be more reliable. The most important component of a ...