Our eyes deceive us when lightning strikes like a giant spark cracking the sky in two. That giant spark is only as big around as a golf ball. Like everything else in nature, it happens for a reason.

Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the U.S.

Our planet is crackling with more electrical energy than ever before. Scientists worldwide are documenting an alarming trend that few people anticipated: and intense across the globe. This isn't just ...

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AEM, a private company that operates one of the world’s largest lightning detection systems, named Oklahoma the new lightning ...

This video captures a frightening lightning strike caught on camera. Watch the natural phenomenon unfold in real time, ...