Read more lightning stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5434/lightning.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:12:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72867/the-most-common-phobias.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn honor of Halloween, LiveScience reveals the most common phobias. If you still need a costume, you'll scare the most people by playing on their evolutionarily sensible fear of creatures with venomous fangs. The top terrors: Snakes Spiders and other "creepy crawlies" Places that are difficult to escape, such as...http://www.newser.com/story/72867/the-most-common-phobias.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 31 Oct 2009 15:07:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64302/weather-pushes-back-shuttle-launch-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLightning and thunderstorms in Florida today forced NASA to postpone the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour, Space.com reports, the fifth delay for the mission. Officials are now looking at approximately 6:25pm EDT tomorrow, though there’s a 60% chance of bad weather; the forecast looks better Wednesday, with...http://www.newser.com/story/64302/weather-pushes-back-shuttle-launch-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Jul 2009 18:04:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60712/only-certainty-in-air-france-crash-catastrophic-failure.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWe might never know what brought down Air France Flight 447 early today, but aviation expert Miles O’Brien believes it was either an exceptionally unlikely event or a series of cascading failures, he writes for True/Slant. A lightning strike, widely reported as a factor, could only have sent the Brazil-Paris...http://www.newser.com/story/60712/only-certainty-in-air-france-crash-catastrophic-failure.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Jun 2009 18:00:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55762/lightning-predicts-hurricane-intensity-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA day before the gustiest part of a hurricane hits, nature sends a warning sign via lightning, researchers tell USA Today . A study of Category 4 and 5 storms yielded a strong correlation between the hurricanes’ intensity and lightning, making the latter a powerful gauge for places that don’t have...http://www.newser.com/story/55762/lightning-predicts-hurricane-intensity-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 11:44:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36404/man-asks-heavens-to-settle-dispute-lightning-strikes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA man in China's Fujian province got a shock when he asked the heavens to settle a score, CCTV reports. When a friend demanded an old debt be repaid, the man brandished an iron bar at the sky, swore he had never borrowed the money, and asked the gods to...http://www.newser.com/story/36404/man-asks-heavens-to-settle-dispute-lightning-strikes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Sep 2008 9:22:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30746/8000-lightning-bolts-spark-california-fires.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThousands of lightning strikes over a wide swath of Northern California ignited more than 700 wildfires that have burned some 44,000 tinder-dry acres of grassland, brush and forest. Firefighters managed to protect most homes in almost all of the fires. The historically bad fire season has been spurred by...http://www.newser.com/story/30746/8000-lightning-bolts-spark-california-fires.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Jun 2008 2:19:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30609/wildfires-tamed-in-calif-rage-in-nm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFirefighters almost completely contained a Northern California blaze today as fires in New Mexico threatened to spread, buoyed by lightning and high winds, the AP reports. The California fire, in Santa Cruz County, has leveled up to 15 homes and led to the continued evacuation of 2,000 people. Officials...http://www.newser.com/story/30609/wildfires-tamed-in-calif-rage-in-nm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Jun 2008 18:35:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27662/faa-questions-americans-lightning-safety.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FAA is questioning American Airlines' new policy on lightning inspections, and its opener is: Why doesn’t American do them anymore? American recently forbade its mechanics from doing extensive lightning damage checks unless pilots suspected a strike, a move designed to reduce delays and cancellations. Big airlines are typically allowed...http://www.newser.com/story/27662/faa-questions-americans-lightning-safety.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 May 2008 13:40:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/4982/lightning-strikes-same-man-twice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA man celebrated the 27th anniversary of being struck by lightning with a second electrocution from above—and once again lived to tell the tale, the Guardian reports. The 68 year old was hiding from a Pennsylvania storm in a shed when he and four others were shocked by lightning;...http://www.newser.com/story/4982/lightning-strikes-same-man-twice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 30 Jul 2007 16:35:46 CDT