A thunderstorm with cloud to ground lightning rages during the day in China on July 21, 2025. Thunderstorm safety often comes down to some common sense. Do not go outside or stand under a tree during ...

For decades, scientists have theorized that volcanic lightning on an early Earth played a crucial role in kickstarting life on the planet by breaking molecules into useful, biological components. A ...

Although it looks thicker, a lightning bolt is typically only an inch or so in diameter. O12/Pixabay Lightning is much simpler than people realize. It’s nothing more than a brilliant, naturally ...

As of 1:55 p.m., the National Weather Service's station at Sky Harbor International Airport had recorded 1.11 inches of rain, more than it had picked up all season. The site had logged just 0.91 of an ...

Severe weather prompted a ground stop at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport on Friday, Sept. 26. How flights are affected and what travelers should know.

Editor's Note: Chicago's O'Hare and Midway Airports were both under ground stops due to thunder and lightning Friday morning. O'Hare's ground stop will continue through 9:30 a.m. Many in the Chicago ...

Hundreds of lightning bolts stretched across the sky Wednesday night, treating the Bay Area to a rare display of atmospheric electricity. Storms first hit the Central Coast on Tuesday night before ...