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KERR STRIKES AGAIN AS MATILDAS THRASH CHINA 5-1 IN GEELONG
Matildas beat China 5-1 at Kardinia Park in Geelong, with Sam Kerr scoring another double... READ MORE›
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FOREST FIRE IN PORTUGAL TRAPS DRIVERS KILLING AT LEAST 62 PEOPLE
European Union officials in Brussels said on Sunday that they had activated the blocs civil protection mechanism to send reinforcements to Portugal... READ MORE›
14,000 PEOPLE DISPLACED IN HOT, DRY CONDITIONS
With Friday's lightning storm, fires spread rapidly, worsened by strong wind gusts... READ MORE›
THREE DAYS OF MOURNING FOR 61 VICTIMS
Portugal has declared three days of mourning for the 61 victims of one of the country's deadliest forest fires... READ MORE›
PORTUGAL FOREST FIRE DEATH TOLL RISES TO 39
About 600 firefighters are fighting blazes that are raging in the Pedrogao Grande area about 150 kilometers 95 miles northeast of Lisbon... READ MORE›
ALASKA WILDFIRES: HUNDREDS OF BLAZES BURN ACROSS STATE
As is occurring in other states such as California, wildfires could become a growing problem for Alaska... READ MORE›
RARE 'SPRITES' PHOTOGRAPHED BESIDE SOUTHERN LIGHTS
An Australian photographer has captured images of rare sprites, a meteor shower and the Southern Lights... READ MORE›
PARIS LIGHTNING STRIKES CHILDREN IN PARC MONCEAU
Lightning struck the Parc Monceau, in the west of the French capital, during a storm on Saturday afternoon... READ MORE›
MANOTICK HOME STRUCK BY LIGHTNING DURING WINTER THUNDERSTORM
Shutterstock Denis Rozhnovsky No one was hurt after lightning struck a property in Manotick during a rare February thunderstorm, Ottawa Fire Services say... READ MORE›
LIGHTNING STRIKES KILL ONE AND INJURE DOZENS ACROSS EUROPE
Storm lightning injured three others in the same region, and a 61-year-old man drowned in flash flooding... READ MORE›
FRANCE BEGINS MOP-UP BUT FLOODS STILL DEADLY
Photos France hit by floods A technician assesses flood damage on railway tracks in Paris on Saturday, June 4... READ MORE›
TRILOBITES A PLACE WHERE LIGHTNING STRIKES ALMOST 300 DAYS A YEAR
According to Mr. Highton, lightning strikes one to three people every year near Lake Maracaibo... READ MORE›
HAIL STONES CRACK CAR WINDSCREEN AS BRISBANE HIT BY WORST STORM IN DECADES
, with wind, rain and hail lifting roofs, cutting power lines, flooding streets and injuring a dozen people, officials said... READ MORE›
LIGHTNING STRIKES LEAVE 40 DEAD IN BANGLADESH
At least 40 people have been killed by lightning strikes in Bangladesh within 24 hours as violent thunderstorms rumbled across the country... READ MORE›
ASTRONAUT CAPTURES ONE OF NATURE'S RAREST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL PHENOMENON
This leaves the International Space Station in a unique and ultimately blessed position being able to capture these sprites without any interruption... READ MORE›
HARVEY LEAVES SMALL TOWN IN SHAMBLES AFTER LANDFALL
In Arkansas County, where Rockport is located, one person died after being trapped inside a home that caught fire, Aransas County Judge C.H... READ MORE›
LIGHTNING KILLS AT LEAST 18 PEOPLE IN NORTHERN INDIA
Eighteen people have been killed after being struck by lightning in the Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh, India... READ MORE›
FLAWED FAA REDACTIONS EXPOSE BOEING 787 WHISTLEBLOWER
A year later, another Boeing whistleblower appeared in a television special presented by Dan Rather, expressing a number of safety concerns, including lightning protection... READ MORE›
FRENCH, U.S. LIGHTNING BOLTS DEEMED TO BE WORLD'S LONGEST
A 2007 storm in Oklahoma produced a lightning bolt nearly 200 miles 320 km long... READ MORE›
11 PEOPLE HIT BY LIGHTNING IN PARIS PARK, ONE CHILD ON LIFE SUPPORT
Another group of people at a children's soccer match in western Germany were also hit by lightning Saturday afternoon, leaving three adults seriously injured... READ MORE›
23 HOMES LOST IN WASHINGTON STATE WILDFIRE; RESIDENTS TOLD TO FLEE
Washington experienced its worst wildfire season on record last year, with the Carlton Complex fires blackening 250,000 acres 100,000 hectares ... READ MORE›
CHILDREN FIGHT TO LIVE AFTER LIGHTNING HITS 11 IN PARIS PARK
Lightning strikes in France, Germany injure children and adults... READ MORE›
SEVERAL KIDS, ADULTS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AT BIRTHDAY PARTY
Another group of people at a children's soccer match in western Germany were also hit by lightning Saturday afternoon, leaving three adults seriously injured... READ MORE›
MELBOURNE WEATHER: CRICKET FANS HOLD HOPES FOR CLEAR SKIES FOR MCG WORLD CUP MATCH
Mr Burton said the majority of calls in Melbourne were from Box Hill, Surrey Hills, Pakenham and Somerville... READ MORE›
80 UNMARKED MILITARY VEHICLES SPOTTED IN REBEL-HELD UKRAINE AS HOSTILITIES FLARE
Despite a ceasefire being reached in September, Ukrainian and rebel troops engage on a regular basis, with some of the heaviest fighting focused on Donetsk airport... READ MORE›
LIGHTNING STRIKES KILL ONE AND LEAVE SEVERAL HURT IN EUROPE
In southwest Germany, a children's football match was struck by lightning, leaving the referee and two other adults seriously hurt... READ MORE›
MELBOURNE WEATHER: CRICKET FANS HOLD HOPES FOR CLEAR SKIES FOR MCG WORLD CUP MATCH
Mr Burton said the majority of calls in Melbourne were from Box Hill, Surrey Hills, Pakenham and Somerville... READ MORE›
LIGHTNING BOLTS IN OKLAHOMA, FRANCE DEEMED WORLD'S LONGEST
A 2007 storm in Oklahoma produced a lightning bolt nearly 200 miles 321.85 kilometers long, while a 2012 storm in southern France produced a single flash that lasted 7.74 seconds... READ MORE›
LIGHTNING STRIKE KILLS MORE THAN 300 REINDEER IN NORWAY
The Norwegian Environment Agency has released eerie images showing a jumble of reindeer carcasses scattered across a small area on the Hardangervidda mountain plateau... READ MORE›
BUSINESS OWNER STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WHILE SITTING AT DESK
AP -- A New York business owner says he's just happy to be alive after being struck by lightning while sitting at his office desk... READ MORE›
FOREST FIRE KILLS 62 IN PORTUGAL; SEARCH ON FOR MORE BODIES[1]
At least four other significant wildfires were burning Sunday elsewhere in Portugal but the one in Pedrogao Grande was responsible for all the deaths... READ MORE›