The Electric Factory Above Our Heads Thunderstorms often begin to develop early in the day when the sun heats the air near ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Lightning is one of the most deadly weather phenomenons. Lightning forms when warm air rises to create a storm cloud. Ice particles and water droplets collide, causing ...

Along with many other natural phenomena, lightning is probably familiar to most. Between its intense noise and visuals, there is also very little disagreement that getting hit by a lightning strike is ...

Missourians often associate lightning with thunderstorms or the occasional snowstorm, but other parts of the world also experience lightning in some different scenarios. Residents along coastlines may ...

The shocking science news of the week was about black holes, but a new finding about lightning also got my attention. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found a unique set of events ...

MACON, Ga. — It all starts with a cumulonimbus cloud... or a tall storm cloud. Storm clouds have an updraft, a strong upward wind that brings water higher into the atmosphere. This water eventually ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The process of lightning formation is complex, but the safety rules are simple: when thunder roars, go indoors. That’s the official saying from the National Weather ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Today on Weather U, we're discussing lightning and severe storms, and how they form. Lightning is a discharge of electricity in the atmosphere between clouds, the air, or the ...

The very moment two electrical currents slam together to form a lightning bolt has been captured, revealing for the first time the role this process plays in generating powerful gamma rays right here ...

Some social media users are sharing a photo they claim shows a fulgurite – a glass structure that can be created when lightning strikes sand or rock. The photo shows an elaborate sand structure on a ...

The Lightning Formation Airshows will conduct an aerial tribute for hospital staff and essential workers in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. On Saturday afternoon the group will fly over the region ...

A stunning video of spider-web lightning striking a volcano in Guatemala in what almost appears to be a spectacular firework display has gone viral online. The impressive display of lightning struck ...