Mike Moss: Heat lightning is just an informal term that arose to describe "regular" lightning that is too distant to see the actual lightning channel, so that what is seen is just indirect light from ...

“The shift signals a broader surge in lightning activity across the Great Plains,” according to a new report ...

Lightning strikes are common during rain and storms. Often, people are caught off guard without warning. Keeping this in mind, the IMD (India Meteorological Department) has created the DAMINI app to ...

Given that lightning’s electric discharge moves at a significant fraction of the speed of light, how far can it travel during its lifetime? The length of lightning strikes, whether intracloud or cloud ...

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?

Lightning is an essential part of nature—balancing Earth’s electrical charge by transferring negative energy back to the ground. But it can also be fatal. That’s especially true in Florida, where ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The nation matched a grim record for lightning strike deaths in September. Five lightning strike-related fatalities were reported, ...

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.