The "circle game" lightning bolt is based off of a photograph that was taken by Tom Jacobs for Reuters. It is available via the BBC with the caption: ...

Experts at lightning research firm Vaisala, based in Finland, reported 194 million cloud-to-ground and in-cloud lightning events occurred in the continental United States last year. Top News U.S. News ...

Heat and humidity fueled a dazzling lightning show across the Washington and Baltimore region on Wednesday night.

Ball lightning is a rare and little understood atmospheric phenomenon. An Alberta couple may have just caught the best ...

A string of strong thunderstorms rumbled through the High Desert before sunset Thursday evening, presenting a dramatic panorama many of you have shared with us. Friday night, storms moved through ...

Lightning cavorts through Jupiter’s thunderclouds (illustrated) at a rhythm akin to bolts in Earth’s skies. Gerald Eichstädt, MSSS, SwRI, JPL-Caltech/NASA ...