The branching pattern left behind is known as a Lichtenberg figure, which forms when electricity moves through or across an ...

A lightning bolt struck the roof of a Buddhist temple in front of shocked drivers travelling through storm. Dashcam footage shows the bright streak hitting the top of the religious building in ...

Before a lightning bolt strikes, leaders reach out from the cloud and the ground. When leaders with opposite charges move toward each other and get close, they can create an extremely strong ...

According to the City of Natchez, a lightning bolt struck the water plant early on Memorial Day, causing pumps to turn off, which in turn resulted in a loss of pressure across the city. High-pressure ...

The “superbolt” was 228,000 amps and struck southeast Tulsa at 10:10 p.m. Sunday, May 25, according to the Weather.us lightning tracker, which categorized the bolt as a “wild house shaker.” ...

He's the lead author on a new study that examines the mysterious relationship between TGFs and lightning bolts — and, according to this study, scientists have observed a TGF synchronized with a ...

Vaisala can also measure the strength of a lightning bolt in Amps. The most electrified lightning strike last Thursday had 300,000 Amps. Yes, that number is big and correct. Electrical Engineer ...

A lightning bolt struck a police cruiser in Newcastle, Oklahoma, during a severe storm, but no one was injured. The incident happened as tornadoes hit parts of Oklahoma and Nebraska, destroying ...