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Norwegian Olympic Skier, Audun Groenvold, Dies After Lightning Strike

July 16, 2025Aimee OrtizComments Off on Norwegian Olympic Skier, Audun Groenvold, Dies After Lightning Strike

Audun Groenvold, 49, won a bronze medal at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.

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Lightning Strikes Soccer Team in Peru, Killing Player

November 5, 2024Victor MatherComments Off on Lightning Strikes Soccer Team in Peru, Killing Player

A video of the incident shows a flash of light and then several players instantly dropping to the ground.

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Fire at Cuban Oil Facility Leaves Dozens Injured, Hundreds Evacuated

August 6, 2022August 6, 2022Ed Augustin and Oscar LopezComments Off on Fire at Cuban Oil Facility Leaves Dozens Injured, Hundreds Evacuated

Six-hundred people have been evacuated after an oil storage tank base caught fire in the western Matanzas Province.

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Lightning Strike Kills 17 in Wedding Party in Bangladesh

August 4, 2021REUTERSComments Off on Lightning Strike Kills 17 in Wedding Party in Bangladesh

More than a dozen people were injured, including the groom. The group was on its way to the bride’s house in a boat when the lightning struck.

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Lightning Strike Kills 17 in Wedding Party in Bangladesh

August 4, 2021REUTERSComments Off on Lightning Strike Kills 17 in Wedding Party in Bangladesh

More than a dozen people were injured, including the groom. The group was on its way to the bride’s house in a boat when the lightning struck.

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At Least 83 Killed by Lightning in Northeastern India

June 25, 2020SAMEER YASIRComments Off on At Least 83 Killed by Lightning in Northeastern India

The victims included many farmers working in their fields and children playing outside. At least 83 were reported killed by lightning in the Indian state of Bihar.

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The Most Powerful Lightning Strikes in Unexpected Places

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019Katherine KorneiComments Off on The Most Powerful Lightning Strikes in Unexpected Places

Superbolts are extremely rare, and thousands of times more powerful than the tendrils in the typical electrical storm.

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Trilobites: Volcanoes! Lightning! And Radioactive Gas, Too

March 29, 2019ROBIN GEORGE ANDREWSComments Off on Trilobites: Volcanoes! Lightning! And Radioactive Gas, Too

Studying radon’s role in the electrification of plumes above volcanoes could help people anticipate the damage resulting from eruptions, scientists say.

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