We’ve long understood the broad strokes of lightning, but the what kickstarts the process—and allows for some of its weirdest ...

This new record clearly demonstrates the incredible power of the natural environment. Additionally, WMO assessment of ...

The massive lightning bolt — stretching 515 miles — struck on Oct. 22, 2017, and extended from eastern Texas to Kansas City ...

The flash stretched 829 kilometres through a chaotic complex of thunderstorms across the Great Plains in America, from ...

The record-breaking 'megaflash' took place during a thunderstorm in October 2017. It extended 515 miles from eastern Texas to ...

Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case ...

The world's longest lightning bolt was 829km long and stretched from eastern Texas to Kansas City, the World Meteorological ...

Lightning is one of the greatest natural forces on our planet. New mapping tools are revealing just how big it is.

A single lightning bolt silently crossed three states in 2017. Years later, satellites finally uncovered its record-breaking ...

A single flash of lightning stretching more than 800 kilometres across the US has set a new "megaflash" world record. Could ...

Scientists say they have used a laser beam to guide lightning for the first time, hoping the technique will help provide protection against deadly bolts — and one day maybe even trigger them.