Superbolts of lightning are rare; they only make up about one percent of all lightning strikes. But they are incredibly strong; compared to the average lightning strike, which carries about 300 ...

When warm air is forced upwards, it creates storm clouds. Powerful forces within the cloud allow ice and water droplets to collide, creating electrical charges. Once there is enough positive and ...

Lightning is the discharge of electricity caused by an imbalance between the positive and negative charges that build up in a thundercloud. Most lightning flashes occur between or within clouds, but ...

Physicists have long known how lightning ends, in a blinding discharge that can heat air hotter than the surface of the Sun, ...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — East Tennessee saw some severe weather as we started the second week of May, which caught many by surprise. One threat we saw plenty of was lightning, and we were not alone.

IT STRIKES. WELL, TODAY WE’RE TALKING ABOUT LIGHTNING SAFETY. AND I KNOW THIS IS SUCH A COMMON OCCURRENCE HERE IN MARYLAND, YET I STILL THINK THERE’S A LOT OF MYTHS AROUND IT. SO LET’S TALK ABOUT HOW ...

Have you heard of, or used, the term “heat lightning?” People usually attribute this term to lightning that believe is formed by heat and humidity — when in reality it is just lightning that can be ...

Thunder is one of nature’s most dramatic sounds, accompanying brilliant flashes of lightning during a storm. But what causes this rumbling roar in the sky? To understand thunder, we must first explore ...