You may think of flooding or power outages when storms roll in. But each lightning strike also emits nitrogen oxides, gases more commonly linked to vehicle exhaust. For the first time, researchers ...

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed a new world record for the longest single lightning flash ever recorded, an astonishing 829 kilometers (515 miles). This “megaflash” lit up ...

The skies put on a lightning show for Santa Barbara on Tuesday night with 54 strikes in one hour recorded by the National Weather Service. Credit: Mike Eliason photo Rain and lightning illuminated the ...

Florida, the lightning capital of the U.S., sees more lightning deaths and injuries than any other state. Safety experts and survivors stress that more can be done to protect residents, tourists and ...

Check out this lightning streak across the sky in Washington D.C. The video is from an apartment near D.C.'s Logan Circle. It shows a bright orange lightning strike on the right side of the screen, ...

A honeymoon tragedy. A groom was enjoying a day on the beach with his bride when, out of nowhere, he was hit by lightning in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. He was standing in ankle-deep water. 29-year-old ...

No matter how jaded you might be from a lifetime's worth of crazy videos on the internet, lightning will still bring a kind of awestruck wonder to your life. Check out this footage of a terrifying ...

Lightning has fascinated its observers since the beginning of human history. Those who painted the Lascaux cave walls in France approximately 20,000 years ago are believed to have represented it in ...

A driver in Atlanta, Georgia, had a close call with lightning while navigating a highway during recent severe storms.The terrifying moment was captured on video by a dashcam, which was posted to ...