A Cassington food waste plant, Severn Trent Green Power, has plans to install lightning protection following a huge fire in ...

For years, various sayings and myths have downplayed the threat of lightning. But after two females were struck near a north ...

Without a suitable low-resistance facility ground, it is likely that a lightning transient will create a potential high enough to render any built-in transient protection ineffective. Ideally, an ...

Lightning protection systems can be installed by ISA Certified Arborists and must meet the standards of the Lightning Protection and Grounding Institute or the National Fire Protection Association.

According to the National Weather Service, a bolt from the blue is a cloud to ground lightning strike which appears to come ...

Knowing how to properly protect your home is key. And just as importantly, it’s time to clear up the lightning myths that often get in the way of making smart safety choices.

There was a recent lightning incident where fifty people were hurt while standing on wet soil at the moment of a nearby lightning strike that caused an electrical current to flow through the ground.

Learn how to protect your home, electronics, and personal safety from lightning strikes this summer — plus what your insurance might cover.

Equipping your home with an electrical ground, grounded weathervane, lightning rod and surge suppressors may not provide adequate protection from lightning, especially if you live in a lightning-prone ...

The principle behind lightning protection is that of a Faraday cage, ... “You’d have a number of routes down to an earth electrode or a ring conductor in the ground,” says Westwick, ...