The Chicago National Weather Service has designated March 5-11 as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Illinois and Indiana and, among the several phenomena associated with severe thunderstorms, lightning ...

Following recent severe weather and storms, homeowners in Greater Cincinnati are looking to install lightning rods to ensure their homes stay safe from lightning strikes.Lightning rods intercept ...

LAKEWOOD RANCH — A terrible storm was thrashing the East Manatee neighborhood of Rosedale when Frances Mallarino saw a bolt of lightning and heard a crash. “I checked my house, sat back down to read, ...

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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global lightning rod market is expected to grow at a CAGR of close to 8% during the forecast period, according to Technavio’s latest report. In this report, Technavio ...

JUPITER, Fla. (CBS12) — Lightning is believed to have sparked a fire at a townhouse in Jupiter Monday afternoon. A 4-by-4-foot gaping hole in the roof was left behind. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue ...

In an age of computers and lasers, Morris Rosenthal`s lightning rod business, using the basic principles discovered by Benjamin Franklin, is crackling. Rosenthal is president of the 117-year-old St.

When John Thomas Swan built a luxury home in Grey Forest, he never considered the threat of lightning. Then it was too late. His 7,500-square-foot Swanderosa estate home, also a wedding venue, was ...

Parker M. Willard Jr. likes to joke that Mother Nature does a better job of selling lightning rods than he does at Boston Lightning Rod Co. Inc. When lightning strikes a home, creating an electrical ...

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place, according to the proverb. By deciding not to spend money on lightning protection for bleachers at Southington High School, the board of education is ...