A massive 515-mile-long lightning flash that struck a storm hotspot in the US Great Plains in 2017 has been named the longest in the world. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said the ...

KATOOMBA, New South Wales — A powerful lightning strike hit Katoomba, New South Wales, on Monday, March 23, triggering a chain reaction that ignited a fire, caused trees to explode, and ruptured a gas ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning aren't just winning right now; they are rewriting their own history books while doing it. Powered by another four-point masterclass from Nikita Kucherov and a surprising ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. - An intense video recorded in South Carolina shows the moment when a bolt of lightning caused a transformer to explode in spectacular fashion on Monday. The Mount Pleasant Police ...

Lightning struck a redwood tree outside a Santa Rosa preschool on Tuesday morning, causing the tree to explode and damage the building. It happened at Woodside West Preschool on Guerneville Road. Tree ...

Lightning struck a massive redwood tree in a Santa Rosa neighborhood early Friday morning. Cleanup continues as the tree practically exploded scattering debris and causing damage. A church had to be ...

That’s because thunder is the sound caused by lightning (it’s part of why dogs fear thunder). A charged, superheated lightning bolt creates a “resonating tube” as it travels. The air in the tube can ...