Witness the power of nature as lightning strikes less than a quarter mile away during an intense Arizona monsoon. Captured in ...

Lightning has captured people's fascination for millennia. It's embedded in mythology, religion and popular culture. Think of Thor in Norse mythology or Indra in Hinduism. In Australia, lightning is ...

Rhode Island holds a fascinating architectural secret from the 1800s that sounds like something from a storybook. Homeowners back then believed they could protect their families from lightning strikes ...

It only takes one close encounter with a lightning strike to get the full sense of its power. At around 1 gigaJoule of energy ...

Florida has long been regarded as the lightning capital of the United States – but it may have competition. A new report by environmental consulting firm AEM found that Oklahoma was the nation’s ...

As spring approaches, we can expect more severe storms, which can bring deadly lightning strikes. While summer is the busiest season for storms, springtime brings greater activity as temperatures rise ...

Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the US have reached an 8-year-high, according to Vaisala Xweather. Xweather operates ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The numbers are out, and Texas once again topped the list for the most lightning strikes out of any state in the United States, according to an annual report from Vaisala Xweather. In ...

Andrew Dowdy receives funding from University of Melbourne, as well as supported by the Australian Research Council including as a member of the Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather. Jennifer ...