Zap! Lightning strikes Empire State Building

Image via Alexander Krivenyshev of WorldTimeZone.com.

Alexander Krivenyshev of WorldTimeZone.com captured a bolt of lightning striking New York City’s Empire State Building on October 2, 2018 (above). On the same evening, he also captured lightning striking the city’s One World Trade Center (below), the tallest building in the U.S.

Image via Alexander Krivenyshev of WorldTimeZone.com.

Thanks for sharing these with us, Alexander!

Eleanor Imster

Eleanor Imster has helped write and edit EarthSky since 1995. She was an integral part of the award-winning EarthSky radio series almost since it began until it ended in 2013. Today, as Lead Editor at EarthSky.org, she helps present the science and nature stories and photos you enjoy. She also serves as one of the voices of EarthSky on social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and G+. She and her husband live in Tennessee and have two grown sons.