Most people probably have an intuition that lightning is big, but few people grasp the true potential scope that a single bolt of lighting can have.

A single lightning "megaflash" traveled more than 515 miles across the United States, the longest ever measured, according to ...

The NWS Hanford CA issued an updated weather alert at 11:10 a.m. on Wednesday for strong thunderstorms until 11:45 a.m. for ...

The NWS Hanford CA issued a report at 9:02 a.m. on Wednesday for strong thunderstorms until 9:30 a.m. The alert is for ...

A freak storm at a tourist spot near Graskop damaged dozens of vehicles, prompting South Africans to question the belief that ...

When lightning strikes, it looks chaotic. After all, it’s jagged, unpredictable, and seems to tear through the sky at random.

Lightning strikes are some of the most awesome demonstrations of power on Earth. We’ve all seen trees, mountains and skyscrapers struck. But if a car is struck by lightning, then what happens?

When lightning strikes are abundant, so are wildfires – some in remote places across the state. Scientists warn there may be more in the future. As dozens of wildfires burn across California after a ...

Thousands of lightning strikes lit up the skies over Southern California over the past two days, as the region prepares for ...

Lightning struck a pickup at Fort Custer, near Battle Creek, on July 24, causing the vehicle to burn, but the driver was uninjured, Ross-Augusta Fire Department officials said in a post on Facebook.

As dozens of wildfires burn across California after a remarkable outbreak of dry lightning, a new study warns that a warming planet could bring more lightning-sparked wildfires to the West in the ...