Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a groundbreaking simulation tool that can predict ...

Back in the day, when Uncle Sam footed the bill for my flying addiction, the rules and regulations required that we steer clear of thunderstorms by 10-20 miles. In theory, this would help us avoid ...

Lightning strikes are some of the most awesome demonstrations of power on Earth. We’ve all seen trees, mountains and skyscrapers struck. But if a car is struck by lightning, then what happens?

People from across the Central Coast reported hearing and seeing Tuesday night's wild thunderstorm. "There was a loud boom, boom, boom, multiple bangs. Like real loud," said Shane Hitchcock, a San ...

The nation matched a grim record for lightning strike deaths in September. Five lightning strike-related fatalities were reported, the most in any September since 2013, said John Jensenius, a ...

Thunderstorms rolled through parts of the San Francisco Bay Area and California's Central Valley early Tuesday morning, leading to thousands of lightning strikes and sparking several fires. According ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A lightning strike sparked an explosion in Mount Pleasant on Monday, causing power outages and traffic delays, according to the police department. The incident, captured on camera, ...

Two men who were hunting in southern Colorado and whose bodies were found last week were killed by a lightning strike. That's according to the Conejos County Coroner's Office, which launched an ...