With summer approaching, the threat of thunderstorms is becoming more likely.

A bolt of lightning lasts only a fraction of a second, yet it superheats the narrow channel of air it travels through to ...

Inside a thunderstorm, warm air is forced upward in a strong updraft. As the air rises, ice and water particles collide inside the cloud, creating electrical charges. Those collisions build up ...

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 ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Lightning is a common occurrence in Virginia and North Carolina, but have you ever wondered how and why it forms? Think of the formation of lightning as if you are playing with magnets.

With several host cities in peak thunderstorm season there is a high chance that some World Cup games could be disrupted.

Florida leads the nation in lightning fatalities. Here’s how to stay safe as lightning activity picks up this rainy season.

If you look at a map of lightning near the Port of Singapore, you’ll notice an odd streak of intense lightning activity right over the busiest shipping lane in the world. As it turns out, the ...