Lightning is one of nature's most awesome displays, but it can also be one of its most deadly. Thankfully, there's a way to ...

As climate change drives floods and drought, rainmaking is in fashion across the world, despite mixed evidence that it works and concerns it can stoke cross-border tensions. While attempting to ...

The most common and dangerous is cloud-to-ground lightning, where a bolt travels from a cloud to the Earth's surface. Intra-cloud lightning occurs within a single cloud, often creating a flicker ...

Video captured by Deontrea Jones shows lightning flash and illuminate a cloud formation over the city. “This lightning did not come to play!” Jones wrote on X alongside the video. The NWS said the ...

The temperature of a lightning bolt is 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit ... we are usually referring to cloud-to-ground lightning (CG). There are many other types and even colors of lightning!