LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Lightning is one of the most powerful and dangerous natural phenomena on Earth. A giant spark of static electricity, lightning serves as a type of “neutralizer” for electric charges ...

It's one of nature's most striking regular phenomena, but you may not know that lightning can appear in many different forms. Intracloud lightning is contained within one cloud jumping between ...

When it comes to lightning, most people see it and head for safety, choosing not to stop and discuss what type it is. But researchers say they have developed a technique that shows how diverse ...

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 ...

As particles rub together from wind friction in a thunderstorm, the charges separate and static electricity develops. The negative charges or electrons separate to the bottom of the thunderstorm, ...

Lightning strikes near the Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Monday. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) They say lightning never strikes twice. But in recent days it ...

A thunderstorm with cloud to ground lightning rages during the day in China on July 21, 2025. CREDIT: Photo by Liu Wei/Xinhua via Getty Images. Get the Popular ...

Seeing the bright flash of lightning, followed by some thunder, and a whole lot of rain is a normal experience for many people across the country. These types of thunderstorms are a common weather ...

In many places, “heat lightning” is common during the hot, humid months of July and August. Heat lightning, according to some, is a flash of cloud lightning that isn’t accompanied by thunder and is ...