Where there’s lightning, a crash of thunder isn’t far behind. If a storm has passed and the sun has returned, it can make ...

Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case ...

NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite detects around one million lightning flashes per day from its perch high above the Earth. It is the ...

Scientists July 31 announced the discovery of the world's longest lightning flash ever detected – a whopping 515-mile-long ...

Lightning is one of the greatest natural forces on our planet. New mapping tools are revealing just how big it is.

This new record clearly demonstrates the incredible power of the natural environment. Additionally, WMO assessment of ...

A single lightning bolt stretched across the Great Plains for an astonishing 515 miles, from eastern Texas to near Kansas ...

We’ve long understood the broad strokes of lightning, but the what kickstarts the process—and allows for some of its weirdest ...

The 515-mile bolt stretched from East Texas to near Kansas City, Mo., a roughly eight-hour distance by car, according to the ...

A lightning strike caused issues in South Carolina, with video capturing the moment a bolt hit an area near a busy highway ...