For as long as people have watched storms roll across the sky, lightning has inspired awe and fear. You can see the flash and ...

Thundersnow is possible, but it is pretty rare. The reason has to do with the conditions needed for lightning to form in a system.

Lightning researchers expect lightning could become more frequent as temperatures rise. Photo by Rick Lipscomb, courtesy NOAA. The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice.

Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the US ...