A new study led by researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has ...

We use the phrase “you’re more likely to be struck by lightning” to describe unlikely events all the time, but according to the National Weather Service, around 20 people are killed by lightning each ...

Harvard researchers demonstrate how cloud-to-ground lightning strikes could have created the building blocks for life in the young Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

AS strange as it may seem, lightning can come from the ground but the conditions have to be right for this to happen. We explain how this happens. In most cases there is cloud-to-ground lightning but ...

Ball lightning has mystified scientists and witnesses for centuries, appearing as glowing orbs during thunderstorms that seem ...

Chris Vagasky previously worked for Vaisala, owner-operator of the National Lightning Detection Network It’s been a warm day, maybe even a little humid, and the tall clouds in the distance remind you ...

A storm on Thursday morning influenced by Typhoon Mawar resulted in more than 12,000 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes, with a public housing tenant in Tuen Mun having a first-hand encounter.

Hot summer days lead to two things – severe storms and people taking showers after completing activities in the heat. If you come inside and see your area is under a severe thunderstorm warning, is it ...