In what can be called an effect of the climate crisis, the Arctic region seems to have been witnessing an unprecedented spike in lightning in 2021. Earlier, lightnings used to be rare in the region.

Climate crisis effect? Arctic region witnesses massive 7,278 lightning strikes in 2021

Thunder and lightning look nice but from a distance. It has always been a safety hazard to step outdoors during thunderclaps, but some people do not have the luxury to stay indoors.

WATCH: Man struck by lightning in Jakarta; survives

At least 14 people were killed and another three injured when lightning struck two houses in northwestern Pakistan, officials said Sunday. The incident took place in Torghar, a mountainous region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where torrential monsoon rains and landslides have caused havoc since Wednesday.

Lightning strike kills 14 in northwest Pakistan

At least 16 people were killed and over a dozen injured on Wednesday when lightning struck a wedding party on a boat in northwestern Bangladesh, officials said. The incident took place at Shibganj sub-district bordering India in Chapainawabganj district.

16 killed as lightning strikes wedding party in Bangladesh

Thunderstorms in Northern Alaska over sea ice on Monday sparked rare lightning strikes. The Washington Post reported lightning strikes occurred north of Prudhoe Bay, directly over sea ice, a phenomenon that occurs once or twice a decade.

Unusual Arctic thunderstorms spark rare lightning strikes in Northern Alaska

As different parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan had intermittent rainfall on Sunday, at least 68 people were killed by lightning. Eleven of them died while taking pictures in front of a fort dating from the 12th century in Jaipur, Rajasthan's capital.

Lightning kills 68 across Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

The emergence of the Earth's first living organisms billions of years ago may have been facilitated by a bolt out of the blue - or perhaps a quintillion of them.

Primordial lightning strikes may have helped emergence of Earth's first living organisms

Seven persons died due to lightning in Bihar on Tuesday, state Disaster Management Department said. Three persons died in Begusarai and one each in Bhagalpur, Munger, Kaimur and Jamui.

Lightning kills 7 in Bihar

Lightning strikes killed 147 people in the north Indian state of Bihar over the last 10 days, officials said Sunday, warning of more extreme weather conditions to come, driven by climate change.

Climate change 'fuelling deadly India lightning strikes'

Lighting struck the top of the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, on Friday as the United Arab Emirates dealt with severe rainfall. #Dubai #BurjKhalifa #UAE #WION

UAE: Lightning strikes the world's tallest building Burj Khalifa

As many as 26 people, including women and children, were killed in Pakistan's Sindh province due to lightning following heavy rains. The lightning incidents took place in the areas of Mithi, Chhachhi and Ram Singh Sodho village in Tharparkar district after widespread rains began battering the desert region late Wednesday night and continued into Thursday, reports Dawn news.

Lightning kills 26 in Pakistan's Sindh province

The weather office has predicted more rainfall for Bengal, Sikkim and other North-Eastern states in days to come with the onset of the monsoon

Lightning kills at least 8 in West Bengal

At least nine persons died and at least 12 were injured in several districts of West Bengal due to incidents of a lightning strike and wall collapse because of heavy rainfall since Thursday evening

9 dead, several injured in West Bengal due to lightning

Reports said at least 38,000 people have been affected by the rains and storms which have lashed central and south Sri Lanka.

Heavy floods, landslides in Sri Lanka; at least 9 killed

Uttar Pradesh bore the brunt of a thunderstorm and hail that left 39 people dead, while nine people were killed in Andhra Pradesh, four in West Bengal and one in Delhi

53 dead after thunderstorms wreak havoc in four states

The deaths were reported from the states of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi and Uttrakhand

Death toll due to thunderstorm, lightning rises to 80

Among the dead, 42 were in Uttar Pradesh, 14 in West Bengal, 12 in Andhra Pradesh, two in Delhi and one in Uttarakhand, a ministry spokesperson said

Death toll rises to 71 due to lightning, thunderstorm in 5 states

Over two days at least 47 have died in the Indian state of Bihar and 20 in Uttar Pradesh

Lightning strikes kill at least 67 as monsoon sweeps India

Heavy fighting between the Islamic State group and rebels gripped a town in northeastern Syria Saturday, a monitor and an activist said, after a lightning assault by the jihadists cut a main supply route.

IS-rebel clashes rock northeast Syria town

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