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In a small lab at Penn State University, lightning may be happening on a scale smaller than a deck of cards. Victor Pasko, a ...

It only takes one close encounter with a lightning strike to get the full sense of its power. At around 1 gigaJoule of energy, a single electrical discharge during a thunderstorm is more than enough ...

A team from the University of Florida's International Center for Lightning Research and Testing triggered strikes by firing rockets trailing grounded wires into storm clouds The induced lightning hit ...

Lightning is one of the most awe-inspiring atmospheric phenomenon, but there are some types of lightning that you have ...

Climate change could bring more lightning to forests in northern reaches of the globe, increasing the risk of wildfires, a new study shows. Researchers found that lightning is the main cause of fires ...

Until recently, many physicists even doubted such other-worldly events could even occur. Ball lightning may have first been documented by the early Greeks, who reported seeing small balls of bright ...

It's one of the most powerful natural phenomena that occurs on Earth. Now, scientists have recorded the longest lightning bolt in history. The record–breaking 'megaflash' took place during a major ...

As temperatures soar to record-breaking highs across the UK, the heatwave is triggering a number of impressive summer storms. Many people have taken to social media to express their confusion over the ...