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Trump's lightning reactor build program ignites nuclear sector

President Trump's orders to fast-track the deployment of small modular reactors on federal sites could help unlock commercial ...
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Lightning on Earth is sparked by a powerful chain reaction from outer space, simulations show

Scientists already knew that lightning is an electrical discharge between thunderclouds and Earth's surface, but exactly how ...

How to tell how far away lightning is by counting

Did you see a flash of lightning? Start counting, because that can tell you how far away the thunderstorm is, and if it's ...

KC-area dad says ‘God's hand' kept lightning from striking him, his 3-year-old son

"I don't chalk a lot of stuff up to coincidences," said Conner, who was standing at the front door with his 3-year-old son, ...

Weather-tracking advances are revealing astonishing extremes of lightning

It was a single lightning flash that streaked across the Great Plains for 515 miles, from eastern Texas nearly all the way to ...
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More lightning brings new wildfires around Central Oregon, the largest at about 27 acres, as stormy weather lingers

A new fire, Incident 667, was reported late Wednesday morning southwest of Mackey Mountain in the southeast corner of Crook ...

Powerful lightning strike creates sparks on car's hood during storm: See the video

'Gray Divorce' Is On The Rise, And Relationship Experts Think This Is Why Double Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier dies in ...
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ISS astronauts spot lightning strike from space | Space photo of the day for July 29, 2025

As the ISS passed above the city-state of Singapore at 3:18 a.m. local time on June 15, the crew witnessed an electrifying ...