Lightning strikes ignite fireworks, cause injuries during July 4 thunderstorms, Florida
Lightning caused a premature fireworks detonation and injured three people during severe thunderstorms affecting central and west Florida on July 4, 2025.
Scientists have calculated – Earth sees about 760 thunderstorms every hour
The figure, unveiled at the European Geosciences Union meeting in Vienna, is substantially lower than numbers that have been used for nearly a century. The new research uses a global network of monitoring stations that detect the electromagnetic pulses produced by