The crack of lightning has always seemed straightforward — clouds build up electric charge, and eventually, it snaps. But the chain of events that lights the sky has remained an atmospheric puzzle for ...

WASHINGTON, 29th July, 2025 (WAM) -- A significant breakthrough by Pennsylvania State University researchers, led by Victor Pasko, has provided the first quantitative explanation for precisely how ...

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 ...

The very moment two electrical currents slam together to form a lightning bolt has been captured, revealing for the first time the role this process plays in generating powerful gamma rays right here ...

Thundersnow is possible, but it is pretty rare. The reason has to do with the conditions needed for lightning to form in a ...

AEM released their 2025 U.S lightning report which revealed that Oklahoma has surpassed Florida to become the nation’s ...