ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — With all thunderstorms comes lightning. Of the various types of lightning, one that meteorologists monitor closely is cloud-to-ground lightning. Here’s how it works: ...

One night in May 2022, two astrophotographers camping near Lake Puma Yumco in Tibet caught something extraordinary on film: bursts of glowing red lightning dancing in the sky. These weren't UFOs or ...

A lightning safety expert recently told AccuWeather that it's dangerous to take a shower during a thunderstorm, because water conducts electricity. Here's another reason - you could be injured by ...

The dance of electrical charges high above us is more complex than most people realize. While we typically think of lightning as bright bolts striking the ground, the vast majority of lightning ...

A teenager has recounted the horror moment she was struck by lightning after it hit her roof during a thunderstorms – saying it was almost akin to a seizure and she felt everything was “exploding”.

There have been more than 10 million lightning strikes across Australia this year, including 7 million ground strikes. They are recorded by a network of lightning detection sensors that monitor ...

But due to a much more densely-packed population, the ability to enjoy the outdoors year-round, and the fact that we are surrounded by water, more people are killed by lightning in Florida than in any ...