It was a single lightning flash that streaked across the Great Plains for 515 miles, from eastern Texas nearly all the way to Kansas City, setting a new world record. "We call it megaflash lightning ...

Tucson researchers have developed a lightning-detection system that is twice as accurate as its existing system, offering more precise reporting of lightning strikes. Vaisala Inc., which operates the ...

Picture this: You're stuck in traffic on a summer afternoon, checking the weather app on your phone as dark storm clouds roll in. You might think about power outages or possible flooding, but you ...

GOES-16 satellite image recording a record-setting 515-mile ligtning megaflash during a storm in October 2017. Red circles mark positively charged branches of the lightning, and blue circles mark ...