Positive lightning makes up less than 5% of strikes, but it can be up to 10 times more powerful.

Have you ever shuffled through your living room carpet in socks and touched a doorknob to be met with a pop! and a shock? That’s what’s happening in the clouds during a thunderstorm. Our eyes deceive ...

A nationwide lightning report shows Texas ranked No. 1 in total flashes and thunderstorm hours last year. Here's where ...

That mega lightning strike, called a megaflash, started over Texas and stretched all the way to near Kansas City during a major thunderstorm in October 2017. The World Meteorological Organization says ...

There is no safe place outdoors during a thunderstorm. The only truly safe locations are inside a substantial building or inside a hard-topped vehicle with the windows closed. Don’t take chances with ...

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 ...

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.

A bolt of lightening struck a beloved redwood tree next to a Santa Rosa preschool Tuesday while thunderstorms rolled through ...