Our rainy spring has now stretched deep into July, so it's perhaps no surprise that we're also seeing more noisy, window-rattling thunderstorms accompanied by lightning. Just ask anyone who was at the ...

Studies show that about 90 percent of the lightning strikes to aircraft are thought to be initiated by the presence of the aircraft itself. [Credit: iStock ] Aircraft can be struck by lightning even ...

Storm-chasing NASA pilots recently spent weeks flying an aircraft not unlike a spy plane directly into thunderstorms in an effort to gain new insights about lightning and severe weather. Lightning has ...

This is the moment a stunning lightning storm was seen from a plane over Louisiana. Dramatic footage filmed by passenger Katzilla on a flight to Houston, Texas, shows flashes of light illuminating the ...

Explore the fascinating science behind lightning strikes on airplanes and how modern aircraft design ensures passenger safety. This article delves into the technology that protects flights, with ...

A thunderstorm is one of nature's most dramatic acts, and one of its most frightening. All thunderstorms produce lightning, every bolt of which releases around 1 billion joules worth of energy. That's ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — We’ve had three days of severe weather risks in the past two and a half weeks, a telltale sign that we’re in the midst of severe weather season. The season typically lasts from ...

Florida led the U.S. in lightning strikes per square mile in 2024 and had five of the nation's 12 lightning fatalities. People are most often struck by lightning while fishing, at the beach, or ...

SEATTLE — Widespread thunderstorms hit western Washington Wednesday evening. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch for King County and southward counties into Oregon expired at 9 p.m. night. Seattle-Tacoma ...