A map of global lightning activity. Every second, as many as 100 lightning bolts strike the Earth. Now, a new map reveals a tally of those flashes over the last two decades, tracing where they strike ...

It’s been a warm day, maybe even a little humid, and the tall clouds in the distance remind you of cauliflower. You hear a sharp crack, like the sound of a batter hitting a home run, or a low rumble ...

A NASA and NOAA satellite has returned its first images of lightning in clouds on Earth, which could prove vital in monitoring severe storms and protecting against natural disasters. The rest of this ...

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Katrina Virts was looking at data from the World Wide Lightning Location Network, a network of sensors that tracks global lightning, and noticed it almost right away: a peculiar line of lightning ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

When summer monsoons bring thunderstorms to Southwest Colorado, lightning bolts can come fast and furious. Justin Moore, assistant manager of the Durango Interagency Fire Dispatch Center made the ...

The lightning that sizzled down on Maryland from yesterday’s thunderstorms had been under close watch for several hours by power managers at the Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. Using a remarkable ...

The first complete world map of lightning activity has been created using observations from two earth-orbiting satellites. Central Africa, the Himalayas and parts of South America experience more ...

In this map, created using NASA satellite data, you can see in lurid detail where lightning struck Earth the most between 1995-2002. This historical information can give scientists clues about where ...

is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Last week at around three in the morning I was woken by the loudest thunderstorm I’ve ever heard in my life.