Tree leaves are found to emit tiny electrical sparks during thunderstorms, reshaping how we understand forest and storm ...

People may be frustrated by the lack of detail when weather forecasters say, "There will be thunderstorms popping up, but we ...

Supercell thunderstorms are dangerous storms that unleash large hail, roaring winds and powerful tornadoes.

"Although lightning during the developing phase of a thunderstorm is generally weaker compared to the mature phase, it may pose a higher risk in terms of igniting combustible materials because of the ...

Thunderstorms rolled through parts of the San Francisco Bay Area and California's Central Valley early Tuesday morning, leading to thousands of lightning strikes and sparking several fires. According ...

After forecasting chances for thunderstorms and lightning over the last few days, we finally saw that activity in San Diego County on Wednesday. A Special Weather Statement went into effect as a ...

Picture this: You’re stuck in traffic on a summer afternoon, checking the weather app on your phone as dark storm clouds roll in. You might think about power outages or possible flooding, but you ...

In A Nutshell Penn State scientists captured the first direct evidence of trees producing faint electrical glows, called coronae, during live thunderstorms. The discharges hop erratically from leaf to ...