Parker M. Willard Jr. likes to joke that Mother Nature does a better job of selling lightning rods than he does at Boston Lightning Rod Co. Inc. When lightning strikes a home, creating an electrical ...

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Following recent severe weather and storms, homeowners in Greater Cincinnati are looking to install lightning rods to ensure their homes stay safe from lightning strikes.Lightning rods intercept ...

If you built a barn or home during the past century, you were sure to include lightning rods on the roof as part of the structure. This simple method of protecting your property from a bolt of fire ...

When it comes to lightning and the danger it can pose to your house, Rand Frederiksen wishes he knew then what he knows now. When Frederiksen built his house in Franklin’s Reserve at Temple Hills ...

Lightning-sparked fires are almost too common when storms roll through, but there is a well-known way to prevent them: lightning rods. But why aren’t more people taking advantage of the 250-year-old ...

A Nash County family knows first-hand the power of nature. Lightning hit their home Saturday night, and in minutes, everything went up in flames. Fortunately everyone got out okay. As the area is ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global lightning rod market is expected to grow at a CAGR of close to 8% during the forecast period, according to Technavio’s latest report. In this report, Technavio ...

When John Thomas Swan built a luxury home in Grey Forest, he never considered the threat of lightning. Then it was too late. His 7,500-square-foot Swanderosa estate home, also a wedding venue, was ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - With three lightning strikes hitting buildings and homes in just the past week around Central Texas, some homeowners are taking proactive measures to protect their homes, and some ...

Brazilian researchers captured on camera the brief moment when lightning rods on buildings released an upward discharge to attract incoming lightning. By Nicholas Bakalar Benjamin Franklin invented ...

"What creates the lightning strike is the static charge that's generated by the ice crystals inside the thunderstorms rubbing up against each other, creating a friction, creating static electricity," ...