By Rebecca Morelle Science correspondent, BBC News When charged particles from the Sun bombard our atmosphere lighting strikes increase Activity on the Sun is sparking lightning strikes here on Earth, a study suggests. Scientists have found that when gusts of...
A lightning strike set the roof of a house ablaze as thunder storms swept much of Scotland, causing flash flooding in places. Thirty firefighters were called to a four-story block in Greenock, Inverclyde, this evening after a bolt of lightning engulfed the roof...