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: ...

Read full article: ‘Everything hurts:’ Teen struck by lightning while cutting grass in Seminole County The Sukhoi Superjet 100 of Gazprom Avia that crashed near Moscow on Friday, July 12, 2024 takes ...

Scientists who study lightning say the more they can learn, the more society can work to protect people and property from ...

As the weather warms, people spend more time outdoors, going to barbecues, beaches and ballgames. But summer isn’t just the season of baseball and outdoor festivals – it’s also lightning season. Each ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – You’re sitting at home during a thunderstorm when all of a sudden you hear a loud bang and your windows rattle so hard it seems as if the house will cave in. What’s going on? After a ...

Springtime storms can often bring an impressive light show to South Central Texas, just like the lightning that’s been found in the storm activity over the past few days. Photos sent into KSAT Connect ...

As particles rub together from wind friction in a thunderstorm, the charges separate and static electricity develops. The negative charges or electrons separate to the bottom of the thunderstorm, ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. As the weather warms, people spend more time outdoors, going to barbecues, ...

The National Lightning Detection Network counted all of the lightning flashes and strikes across our Michigan sky last Thursday and Friday. You won’t believe how many lightning events we had in just ...

Question: Does an automated surface observation system (ASOS) have a built-in lightning detection system? Without an observer, how does it know to add a thunderstorm (TS), thunderstorms in the ...

Each year in the United States, lightning strikes an average of 300 people. A direct hit by a bolt of lightning kills about 50 people per year. Those who survive a lightning strike – with temperatures ...