Last year's colossal eruption of the Hunga undersea volcano near Tonga produced the most intense lightning storm ever recorded on Earth, scientists announced in a new study published this week. In ...

Central Florida is one of the most lightning-prone zones in the world. — -- While Red Bull athletes are known for pushing the limits, this may have been Sean MacCormac’s most extreme mission yet ...

The eruption of the underwater Hunga volcano in the southern Pacific Ocean produced the most intense lightning storm ever recorded. "This eruption triggered a supercharged thunderstorm, the likes of ...

An example of cloud-to-cloud lightning (not related to the lightning megaflashes documented in the new paper). Photo: ThaliaTraianou (Fair Use) The World Meteorological Organization is recognizing two ...

An unusual spate of lightning has ignited more than 50 new wildfires in Alaska, worsening air quality, preparing communities to evacuate and exacerbating an already historic fire season in the state.

An enormous, 515-mile-long flash of lightning that crossed at least three states has been named the longest in recorded history in the world. The 2017 “megaflash” stretched from eastern Texas to near ...

When a car is struck by lightning, the results range from mild to destructive. Lightning strikes are some of the most awesome demonstrations of power on Earth. We’ve all seen trees, mountains, and ...

Ford is returning to Formula 1, but that wasn’t the only interesting thing the company revealed today. Quite the opposite as Ford Performance appears to be working on an extreme F-150 Lightning.