As Americans celebrate Independence Day week, some might wonder just how hot dazzling displays of fireworks get, and how they compare to one of Mother Nature’s most powerful forces - lightning. Both ...

Lightning strikes are some of the most awesome demonstrations of power on Earth, and the results can range from mild to destructive.

Scientists have uncovered how invisible bursts of gamma rays inside thunderstorms may spark lightning, offering new insights ...

"Thunder is impressive," Mark Twain wrote, "but it is lightning that does the work." Anyone who's watched a lightning storm will understand what he meant: Lightning is one of nature's most ...

In Houston and the surrounding areas, we are used to seeing daily chances of isolated to scattered thunderstorms throughout the summer months. DOWNLOAD TODAY: Introducing Houston’s Storm Tracker 2 ...

Engineers across many disciplines are aware of and concerned with lightning—and for good reasons. A lightning strike can cause significant structural damage, house and forest fires, and severe ...

Heat lightning is often the term used on a summer night when lightning is seen, but no thunder is heard. While this is a real phenomenon, “heat lightning” is not a special category of lightning.

A late-summer monsoon has delivered hundreds of thousands of lightning strikes across California, including in the High ...

A massive tree fell onto a Hollywood home in what is being investigated as a possible lightning strike, authorities said.

Lightning storms are really special for me since all I can really see is light and dark….and lightning is the ultimate display of light and dark. I was holding my camera up to try and capture a bit of ...