Thunderstorms belong to a non-exhaustive list of surprisingly mundane things that we know surprisingly little about. Last ...

Scientists have shown that lightning-like bursts can be recreated in small blocks of solid materials in the lab.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — We’ve had three days of severe weather risks in the past two and a half weeks, a telltale sign that we’re in the midst of severe weather season. The season typically lasts from ...

Thunderstorms often begin to develop early in the day when the sun heats the air near the ground and pockets of warmer air start to rise in the atmosphere. When these pockets of air reach a certain ...

Coronae glow on the tips of spruce needles, induced by charged metal plates in a laboratory. (William Brune) For the first time, meteorologists have glimpsed the tiny bursts of ultraviolet light ...

Lightning, a sudden, intense discharge of electricity that occurs during a thunderstorm. Though lightning only lasts ...

Why Lightning Happens — And Why It’s So Dangerous. Meteorologist Matt Bullock explains.

They're much more common than tornadoes. Here's why severe thunderstorms are dangerous and why you should take action when a ...

As particles rub together from wind friction in a thunderstorm, the charges separate and static electricity develops. The negative charges or electrons separate to the bottom of the thunderstorm, ...

Hold onto your hats, Portland, or maybe just stay inside: The Portland area has a 20 to 25% chance of thunder and lightning Monday afternoon and evening, along with a 5% to 10% chance of hail and ...

A low pressure system that brushed past the Bay Area is now headed toward Southern California, bringing threats of thunder, dry lightning and fire. The National Weather Service projects showers and ...