We still don't fully understand what triggers lightning. A new study suggests that showers of cosmic rays may be the missing ...

Lightning flashed in McKinney, Texas, as the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of ...

Scientists have revealed a hidden trigger of lightning that could resolve a centuries-old weather mystery. Earth is struck by ...

A crackdown on sulfur in ship fuel is linked to a steep drop in thunderclouds in the Indian Ocean and South China Sea.

Scientists have proposed a number of hypotheses to explain the correlation between lightning and pollution, all of which ...

Lightning never strikes the same place twice” is a common idiom to mean that unusual events don’t happen to the same person ...

Lightning can injure a tree in many ways but it doesn't have to mean the end. Here's what you should look for and some tips to save your tree.

A home in Everett was reportedly struck by lightning just before 8:30 p.m., according to the Everett Fire Department.

They look like glowing red jellyfish in the sky. Now, imagine seeing these rare lights over the tallest mountains on ...

A megaflash lightning strike is an unusually long lightning bolt that stretches at least 62 miles. These aren’t your typical ...