The dance of electrical charges high above us is more complex than most people realize. While we typically think of lightning as bright bolts striking the ground, the vast majority of lightning ...

The chance of getting struck by lightning once in a lifetime is about 1 in 1.2 million. The odds that lightning reaches the ground in the first place are even higher — one in four. It’s the lightning ...

Viewers are sending in visuals of multiple funnel clouds, lightning strikes, heavy rains and brush fires that are happening during the strong storm Wednesday.All of the videos and pictures correlate ...

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Here’s everything you need to know about lightning, from how it forms to common myths and how to stay safe. Lightning flashes during a tropical storm in Guatemala. Lightning flashing across a darkened ...