Mini-lightning strikes created by whirling dust devils on Mars have been detected accidentally by the microphone on board the Perseverance rover. The chance discovery is direct evidence of a form of ...

Lightning makes mushrooms more plentiful, according to ongoing research that offers a solid scientific basis for Japanese farming lore. For generations, Japanese farmers have welcomed storms over ...

A lightning bolt stretching 515 miles (829 km) from eastern Texas to near Kansas City has set a terrifying new record as the longest single lightning flash ever recorded. There are only two places on ...

Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case, more than 500 miles. That astonishing bolt sparked to life in eastern ...

Guinness World Records may be the go-to organization for measuring the extent of (sometimes dubious) human achievement, but for natural phenomena, the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO’s) ...

Summer is a busy time for lightning strikes, which kill about 20 people and injure many others across the United States each year, officials said. By Johnny Diaz Reporting from Miami In June, a ...

Three people were injured after being struck by lightning in a popular summer beach getaway town on Saturday night. Two of the victims of the strike in St. Augustine Pier in Florida were transported ...

A family of three was struck by lightning while under an umbrella at a beach in Florida's Pinellas County, officials said Friday. St. Pete Beach Fire Rescue was dispatched to the scene at 12:19 p.m., ...

Organized by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other partners, Lightning Safety Awareness Week is held the last full week of June each year. Lightning is one of the ...

As the summer months approach, lightning activity will soon ramp up. More than 70% of lightning-related deaths take place in June, July and August. Those months are also when people spend the most ...

Scientists have revealed a hidden trigger of lightning that could resolve a centuries-old weather mystery. Earth is struck by some 44 bolts of lightning each second, on average. Despite this, ...