Forecast apps told me what to expect, but Blitzortung showed me what was already forming ...

lightning almost never strikes the North or South Poles. These are just a few of the things NASA scientists at the National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC) in Huntsville, Ala., have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lightning strikes near St. George, Utah. jerbarber/iStock/Getty Images Plus It’s been a warm day, maybe even a little humid, and ...

It’s been a warm day, maybe even a little humid, and the tall clouds in the distance remind you of cauliflower. You hear a sharp crack, like the sound of a batter hitting a home run, or a low rumble ...

When lightning splits off like this, there's a chance it will strike the ground in multiple places. Credit: Felix Mittermeier/Unsplash Although the likelihood of a human being hit by lightning is ...

A massive electrical charge that blasted 50 miles into space above an Oklahoma thunderstorm was part of a detailed 3D study that has given scientists new data concerning an enigmatic atmospheric ...

Whenever Florida State University meteorology professor Henry Fuelberg is at home and there’s a thunderstorm, he likes to sit in a rocking chair on his covered front porch, watching the lightning and ...

It’s been a warm day, maybe even a little humid, and the tall clouds in the distance remind you of cauliflower. You hear a sharp crack, like the sound of a batter hitting a home run, or a low rumble ...