The World Meteorological Organization certified the record observed with advanced satellite technology from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

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Lightning is a powerful force, one seemingly capable of great destruction in the right circumstances. It announces itself with a searing flash, followed by a deep rumble heard for miles around.

Image from NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite of the thunderstorm complex that produced the megaflash lightning bolt on October 22, ...

Years back, a summer tradition as a kid in the South was to catch lightning bugs in a jar. Is that still a thing?

A "megaflash" was one for the record books — a lightning flash that reached from eastern Texas to Kansas City.

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A new model reveals how cosmic electrons and X-rays trigger lightning, solving a decades-old mystery about what starts a lightning strike.

Well, it's official. The single megaflash lighting bolt of 2017 was certified as the world’s longest flash on record. The ...

In October 2017, a thunderstorm in the United States produced lightning that extended across several states. Now, researchers ...