When lightning strikes the beach or desert, the electricity vaporizes the sand in less than a second, creating a geological phenomenon you might have to see to believe. The sand vaporizes as the ...

Summer is a great time to enjoy the beach, but all beachgoers should be aware of lightning safety. On June 24, 33-year-old James Barton was fatally struck by lightning at Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota, ...

A Colorado man was killed after being struck by lightning while on his honeymoon on a beach in central Florida, officials have said. The man, who was 29 years old, was visiting New Smyrna Beach on ...

A.M. IMAGINE THIS YOU’RE TAKING A NAP IN YOUR BEAUTIFUL HOUSE ON A RIVER. THE SUN IS SHINING AND THEN OUT OF NOWHERE, LIGHTNING ZAPS THE CEILING RIGHT OVER YOUR BED, AND THEN YOU ABRUPTLY WAKE UP ...

LONG BEACH, Long Island -- A videographer captured the exact moment a bolt of lightning nearly struck beachgoers in Long Beach Thursday. That evening, Jason Belsky had his camera drone flying over the ...

Sara Tenenbaum is the Senior Digital Producer for CBS News Chicago covering breaking, local and community news in Chicago. She previously worked as a digital producer and senior digital producer for ...