Thunder is the acoustic shock wave from the extreme heat of a lightning flash. The latest edition of Science Behind the Forecast explains how thunder is created. This interview has been edited for ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from A Sound of Thunder Based on the Franchise Pictures movie of the same name, A Sound of Thunder takes you to a future where time travel is possible. Things ...

WASHINGTON — The greater Washington D.C. area has seen its fair share of thunderstorms lately. To decide if it is safe to remain outside, many people use the delay between the sight of lightning and ...

It's Sunday night. You're fast asleep. Maybe, Monday is the start of your work week, and you're trying to catch some zzz's before heading into the office. Out of nowhere, *BOOM!* Thunder wakes you up.

MIAMI - South Florida summers usually mean hot and humid mornings with showers and thunderstorms developing in the afternoon and possibly stretching into the evening. Sky darkens and suddenly you hear ...

Thunder is created when air molecules rapidly expand, in this case from lightning. Did you know? A single lightning bolt heats the surrounding air to roughly 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit. That's five ...

Less than one percent of all snowstorms are associated with thunder, according to ABC News. They require just the right mix of atmospheric instability and upward motion of warm air that make both ...