Where there’s lightning, a crash of thunder isn’t far behind. If a storm has passed and the sun has returned, it can make ...

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

NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite detects around one million lightning flashes per day from its perch high above the Earth. It is the ...

Scientists July 31 announced the discovery of the world's longest lightning flash ever detected – a whopping 515-mile-long ...

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

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 stretched across the Great Plains for an astonishing 515 miles, from eastern Texas to near Kansas City, setting a new world record and pushing the boundaries of what scientists ...

The World Meteorological Organization has confirmed a 515-mile lightning strike from 2017 as the longest ever recorded.

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

The 515-mile bolt stretched from East Texas to near Kansas City, Mo., a roughly eight-hour distance by car, according to the ...