By Neal Lineback and Mandy Lineback Gritzner, Geography in the NewsTM Lightning can be both beautiful and deadly. Knowing where lightning occurs across the Earth is important for many economic and safety-related reasons. Every year lightning strikes kill approximately 2,000 people and many farm and wild animals worldwide. In the United States, lightning is the second-highest storm-related killer, killing about two dozen people annually. Only … Continue reading Geography in the News: A Billion Lightning Strikes