Learn why showering during thunderstorms is dangerous and how lightning travels through plumbing. Discover safety tips to ...

The phenomenon is mostly seen on warm summer nights, which is how it earned its misleading nickname. Because it's seen on hot nights without the accompanying storm, many just assumed it was somehow ...

As we enter the warmer, stormier months of the year, lightning becomes a very real threat. On average, 300 people are struck by lightning every year in the U.S., and 30 of those people die. While the ...

Japanese researchers captured rare gamma-ray flash from lightning collision using advanced multi-sensor detection system.

Don’t shower during a thunderstorm,” and “lightning never strikes in the same place twice” are tips you may have heard growing up, and while some phrases are true, ...

On April 28, four people—including two schoolchildren—were killed by lightning strikes in Comilla.  Despite only light cloud cover in the afternoon, the children were flying kites in a field when they ...

Thunder is the sound made by lightning. The process of lightning zipping through the air causes a sudden heating of the air to a temperature estimated at 40,000 degrees Fahrenheit. This causes an ...

Weather officials told Patch warm temperatures will provide "plenty of fuel" for strong to severe storms on Friday in Georgia ...

A weather alert was issued early Friday morning for strong thunderstorms in parts of Texas that is in place until 4 a.m. by ...

On a stormy night in the South Pacific, four sailors and three dogs huddled in the cabin of a bucking catamaran. They were ...

Saskatchewan has declared a state of emergency in response to the wildfires ravaging northern parts of the province.