It only takes one close encounter with a lightning strike to get the full sense of its power. At around 1 gigaJoule of energy ...

Jupiter's lightning has long been of interest to planetary scientists, as it marks stormy spots where researchers can look to ...

A super-sized lightning bolt struck scientists as something special. Now, researchers have confirmed that a lightning strike from 2017 has broken a world record. A single flash of lightning that ...

A WKMG-TV viewer captures video of a cloud-to-cloud lightning striike. Read full article: ‘The answer is no:’ Here are all 80 laws that Florida AG says he will no longer enforce Lines painted on the ...

When thunder roars, head indoors! Lightning is New Mexico’s deadliest weather threat, and since 1959, 90 people have died as a result of a lightning strike. Chief Meteorologist Grant Tosterud and KRQE ...

Have you ever shuffled through your living room carpet in socks and touched a doorknob to be met with a pop! and a shock? That’s what’s happening in the clouds during a thunderstorm. Our eyes deceive ...

While reporting during an active storm, meteorologist Tony Laubach is caught off guard when a powerful lightning bolt strikes ...