A Dipteryx oleifera tree just after being struck by lightning in 2019 ( top) versus two years later ( bottom ). The tree ...

The Phenomenon of Lightning Lightning is a powerful electrical discharge caused by imbalances between storm clouds and the ...

We still don't fully understand what triggers lightning. A new study suggests that showers of cosmic rays may be the missing link.

The "lightning crouch" is a position previously thought to reduce the risk of lightning strikes but is no longer recommended by experts. The National Weather Service and the National Lightning ...

Each year, there are millions of lightning strikes in the United States. These strikes can be dangerous with about 20 people dying each year from being struck, and hundreds more severely injured.

By Rebecca Dzombak When lightning strikes a tree in the tropics, the whole forest explodes. “At their most extreme, it kind of looks like a bomb went off,” said Evan Gora, a forest ecologist ...

A technician climbs a tower to locate lightning strikes in the study area on Panama's Barro Colorado Island. Evan Gora / Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Getting struck by lightning might not ...

A house was struck by lightning, forcing a family out, Sunday night according to Deerfield Township fire officials.

From hail to lightning, Western Pennsylvania dealt with a line of severe weather pushing through the area Wednesday afternoon. Pittsburgh's Action News 4 viewer Lyndsay Krut sent us footage from ...

Although the city was swept over by a mild heatwave, the setting sun followed whooshing winds in the offing of the season's first Kalbaishakhi storm. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological ...

The “lightning crouch” might sound like a TikTok dance craze, but it’s not the kind of trend experts recommend as violent storms rampage through the Midwest and Southern United States ...