Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case ...

Superbolts of lightning are rare; they only make up about one percent of all lightning strikes. But they are incredibly strong; compared to the average lightning strike, which carries about 300 ...

Atmospheric nitrogen can be transformed into a plant-usable form by lightning through a process called nitrogen fixation.

Weather Weather Wednesday: How does lightning form? Recent severe weather bred plenty of thunderstorms with lightning striking across the region.

Thunder and lightning are summer staples, but they can happen all year round. Here's a quick science lesson on how thunder, lightning and storms form.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Today on Weather U, we're discussing lightning and severe storms, and how they form. Lightning is a discharge of electricity in the atmosphere between clouds, the air, or ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Lightning is a common occurrence in Virginia and North Carolina, but have you ever wondered how and why it forms? Think of the formation of lightning as if you are playing with ...

One of the biggest threats we continue to see with these thunderstorms is lightning. But what exactly is lightning, and how does it form?

Thunder is one of nature’s most dramatic sounds, often accompanying the brilliant flash of lightning during a storm. But what causes this rumbling roar in the sky?

LIGHTNING #1 (WITN) STEP #2: As the negatively charged electrons from the cloud “travel” down to the positively charged electrons on the ground, the opposite charges begin to attract each ...