Lightning has captured people's fascination for millennia. It's embedded in mythology, religion and popular culture. Think of ...

"Dark lightning" sounds like something out of a fantasy novel, but it's very real. These invisible bolts of energy are the most powerful type of lightning on Earth. Recent research on dark lightning ...

Lightning strike from the side of the cloud (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) This is an incredible picture of a “bolt from the blue ...

Talk about a bolt from the blue. Scientists July 31 announced the discovery of the world's longest lightning flash ever detected – a whopping 515-mile-long bolt that blasted across central U.S. skies ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week in Florida and Georgia (Feb. 3-7, 2025). Each day of the week focuses on a specific weather event. Monday’s focus is on lightning. As we educate ...

Picture this: You're stuck in traffic on a summer afternoon, checking the weather app on your phone as dark storm clouds roll in. You might think about power outages or possible flooding, but you ...

Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case, more than 500 miles. That astonishing bolt sparked to life in eastern ...