A better understanding of how lightning begins could improve storm forecasting and risk assessment. This research also improves knowledge of atmospheric radiation. Gamma rays and X-rays from storms ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A thunderstorm with cloud to ground lightning rages during the day in China on July 21, 2025. Thunderstorm safety often comes down ...

Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case, more than 500 miles. That astonishing bolt sparked to life in eastern ...

Lightning from a storm near Wichita, Kansas, was captured by the International Space Station. The footage offers a rare perspective on severe weather systems over the central United States. Scientists ...

Lightning strikes south of Badger Mountain on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, as seen from the parking garage at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. Courtesy Scott Butner A Richland-based photographer ...