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Every lightning strike begins as a silent exchange of charge — leaders reaching down, streamers rising up — until, in an ...

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All it takes is a flash. Lightning strikes the ground, creating temperatures of more than 3,000 degrees. The sand around the lightning strike fuses together, and fulgurite is formed. Not every ...

As summer begins and more people spend time outdoors, Floridians know that it’s likely to storm each afternoon from June to ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Lightning is a frequent occurrence in CNY, but how does it form, how strong is it, and how far can it travel? Plus, where do the most lightning fatalities occur and where are ...

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

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.

The collision of two lightning-bolts-in-the-making spawned an exceedingly brief but extremely energetic flash of gamma rays. This first-of-its-kind observation may help explain an origin of some ...