lightning

Lightning is a natural electrical discharge phenomenon that occurs during thunderstorms, characterized by a sudden electrostatic discharge between electrically charged regions within clouds or between clouds and the ground.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to a significant increase in lightning strikes in Ho Chi Minh City, its use as a metaphor for rapid military advances by the Houthis, and the discontinuation of Ford's F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck model.

Latest on lightning

• Over 3,800 lightning strikes hit Ho Chi Minh City during two days of heavy rain
• Lightning Houthi advance in Yemen may bring dangerous new dimension to Iran war
• Houthis seize Red Sea islands in lightning offensive
• Ford bids farewell to the F-150 Lightning as new Fathom and EREV pickups near
• World’s most powerful lightning-chasing satellite joins China-Nepal flood relief efforts
• US man struck by lightning describes 'horrific' experience
• swimming pools and similar water-based venues require extra caution because water is highly conductive to electricity
• A lightning strike at a Hong Kong swimming pool on Saturday has prompted calls for mandatory closures of outdoor public venues during thunderstorms.

Connections

10 entities linked to lightning across the news graph.