Lightning
Lightning may have sparked life on Earth, study finds
Using simulations of the climate on early Earth, researchers said that while meteor strikes began to decline after the Moon was formed 4.5 billion years ago,...
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How to avoid being a lightning strike victim
Senior forecaster at the SA Weather Service Puseletso Mofokeng says in terms of natural disasters, lightning is the number one killer in the country.
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2 Queenstown children dead & 2 injured after being struck by lightning
The incident occurred in the Mlungisi area on Sunday where four children aged between 11 and 15 were on their way home when they got caught in the storm.
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Two dead after being struck by lightning
The provincial Health Department's Sizwe Kupelo says that various people in the province were struck by lightning.
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Lightning kills more than 70 in India
Thousands of people in India are killed by lightning every year.
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4 people killed by lightning during KZN storm
The storm ripped through the Durban area last night causing localised flooding in the area.
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Four killed by lightning in separate incidents in KZN
Three worshippers from the Shembe Nazareth Baptist Church died after being struck by lightning.
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Mpumalanga woman dies after being struck by lightning
The woman was reportedly working on a farm at the time of the incident.
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Hartbeespoort bar burnt by lightning
One of the aerial cableway’s bars in Hartbeespoort caught fire when it was struck by lightning.
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KZN boy dies after being struck by lightning
The 12-year-old was paying soccer when the incident occurred yesterday.
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EC traditional gathering turns deadly
A man who was busy slaughtering a cow has been struck dead by lightning.
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Seven people dead after lightning strikes
In two separate incidents, lightning claimed the lives of seven people in Bloemfontein and Emalahleni.
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Six die from lightning strike
Six people have died in KwaZulu-Natal after they were struck by lightning in two separate incidents.
