Video: Lightning: How It Works, How to Avoid It

What's This? SHARE Digg StumbleUpon Reddit RELATED Huge Storm Spotted on Saturn (February 16) Key to Lightning Deaths: Location, Location, Location Kids Feature: Lightning, the Shocking Story May 4, 2006—"One point twenty-one gigawatts? Great Scott!" As noted in the movie Back to the Future, lightning is a powerful natural force—a bolt of pure electricity that can wreak havoc wherever it strikes. Find out what we still don't know about this deadly phenomenon, and learn what you can do to avoid becoming its next victim. MOST VIEWED NEWS 2012: Six End-of-the-World Myths Debunked APOCALYPSE PICTURES: 10 Failed Doomsday Prophecies PICTURES: "Extraordinary" Ancient Skeletons Found NEWS FEEDS      Get our news delivered directly to your desktop—free. How to Use XML or RSS