Welcome to Lightning Capital of the World! If you don't live in Florida or you haven't heard that the Sunshine State is also known as the lightning capital of the world, you might want to read on. Lightning Capital of the World features lightning facts, safety, resources to find more information about lightning, pictures of bolts across the state, books to read more about this natural phenomenon and a little about us and why we started this site. We all know that lightning is very dangerous, but did you know that Lightning reaches 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit, fours times as hot as the sun's surface? Or that lightning is the number-one cause of storm-related deaths? Lightning affects all regions, but especially Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, and Colorado have the most lightning injuries. If you live in any of these regions you might want to protect and prepare yourself, your loved ones and your electronic equipment. Click on and read about safety in lightning storms. The odds of being stuck by lightning are like the odds of hitting the lottery, but if you live in Florida your odds are unfortunately greatly increased. Knowing what to do in a lightning storm is half the battle. Remember, you are ultimately responsible for protecting yourself. Take action when threatened with Florida's #1 weather related killer - lightning!