Before this storm, the record for lightning activity was held by a storm in the United States. However, Brazil’s recent event has set a new benchmark, rewriting the history of lightning records.

The video, originally spotlighted by fellow astronaut Col Anne McClain is a montage of still images taken at 120 frames per ...

A local photographer captured lightning striking One World Trade Center during Monday’s torrential downpour — and it wasn’t ...

Don Lincoln writes that radiation from space and meteorology have revealed that the electricity of lightning storms can be far more powerful than anyone ever expected.

The secrets of lightning 08:11. It's not easy to photograph something that's visible for only a few millionths of a second. So, when Arizona photographer Lori Bailey is tracking a lightning storm ...

Stay alert for storms. Lightning can strike up to 10 miles from a cloud before and after rain begins. Trees and open-sided shelters are not safe. Seek shelter inside a building or a vehicle.

As summer storm season ramps up, so does lightning danger-and with it, decades of misinformation. From showering during storms to pumping gas, myths about lightning continue to circulate widely ...