Scientists have revealed a hidden trigger of lightning that could resolve a centuries-old weather mystery. Earth is struck by ...

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Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a ...

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A rare severe weather event unfolded across the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday, with strong thunderstorms affecting cities ...

Cosmic rays may play a role in triggering lightning, a new study suggests, offering an out-of-this-world answer to a ...

Learn more about a massive show of red sprites in South Asia — an outburst that included over 100 individual flashes of red ...

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Residents in Nuevo Laredo are reporting an apparent lightning strike that may have set a palm tree on ...

Technician Cesar Gutierrez climbs a tower to detect and locate lightning strikes in the study area. After detection, drones and on-the-ground teams monitor the strike’s impacts.