An updated severe thunderstorm warning was released by the National Weather Service on Friday at 6:16 a.m. in effect until ...

Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a ...

According to the Grays Harbor PUD, the outage is storm related, but the exact cause is unknown.Update 4:46pmSeattle-Tacoma ...

Cosmic rays may play a role in triggering lightning, a new study suggests, offering an out-of-this-world answer to a ...

The National Weather Service released an updated severe thunderstorm warning at 9:04 p.m. on Monday in effect until 9:30 p.m.

Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this ...

Squatting in an open space when lightning strikes isn’t the best move, according to the National Weather Service. Here’s what you should do instead. As lightning safety strategies go ...

Thunderstorms are exceedingly common; a staggering 3 million lightning strikes occur on Earth every day, according to the U.K. Met Office. But even though lightning is ubiquitous, scientists still ...