Some lightning strikes are much more powerful than others and can often be the culprit behind some of Colorado's wildfires.

Though scientists have long understood how lightning strikes, the precise atmospheric events that trigger it within ...

The temperature of a lightning bolt is 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit. That's five times hotter than the surface of the sun. You don't want to get involved with lightning!

Of the various types of lightning, one that meteorologists monitor closely is cloud-to-ground lightning. Here’s how it works: as a thunderstorm moves through an area, it pulls positive charges ...

Lightning can strike anywhere at any time…On Sunday a large lightning storm went through Augusta, Georgia. Bringing both positive and negative strikes with it. Lightning is a massive electrical ...

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers photographed a rare atmospheric phenomenon over the US and Mexico known as a "sprite" that's ...

A lightning storm lights up Southwest Florida on Thursday, July 25, 2020. Different types of lightning were observed and photographed including some cases of spider lightning.

Texas is second in the nation in terms of lightning deaths, now with 40 confirmed deaths since 2006. Florida leads the nation with 89 confirmed deaths since 2006, including one this year.

Of the various types of lightning, one that meteorologists monitor closely is cloud-to-ground lightning. Here’s how it works: as a thunderstorm moves through an area, it pulls positive charges ...