Lightning articles
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Lightning kills 12 in West Bengal, many of them were picking mangoes
MALDA: Twelve persons, including three women and three minors, were killed and five were wounded by lightning during a thunderstorm in Malda and Murshidabad in West Bengal on Thursday. Malda accounted for 11 deaths.Disaster management personnel were deployed to rescue the wounded.In Malda, several of the victims were picking mangoes when lightning struck, including Monojit Mondal (21), Samar Mridha (16), Chandan Sahani (35), Asit Saha (19), Atul Mandal (65) and Sabidul Sk (13).Priyanka Singha...
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Apple Still Sells These Devices With Lightning After Discontinuing iPad 9
Apple discontinued the ninth-generation iPad with a Lightning port last week, meaning that its entire iPad lineup now uses USB-C. However, the company still sells a handful of devices and accessories with Lightning for now. The list of products that Apple still sells with a Lightning port or connector includes some older iPhone models, the standard AirPods, the over-ear AirPods Max, the first-generation Apple Pencil, and a trio of Magic accessories for the Mac: iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14,...
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Watch: Brilliant lightning appears to hit erupting volcano in Guatemala
ANTIGUA, Guatemala – Crowds that flocked to watch the Volcano of Fire erupt last month were treated to a crazy light show when lightning apparently struck the mountain top. Listen to the crowd that was already buzzing with excitement watching one of the most active volcanoes in Central America erupt with ash and glowing lava. A storm overhead set off lightning flashes every now and then. The ash plume was expanding, and you can hear the cameras clicking rapidly. Then a bolt appears to reach from...