If you’ve ever been startled by a bolt of lightning without the roar of thunder or accompanying thunderstorm, you’ve probably had someone explain to you that it was just “heat” lightning. The term is ...

Thunderstorms are one of nature's most fascinating and dangerous occurrences. We have all witnessed a lightning bolt illuminating the night sky and heard the booming crack of thunder that follows. As ...

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 ...

A thunderstorm with cloud to ground lightning rages during the day in China on July 21, 2025. CREDIT: Photo by Liu Wei/Xinhua via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Miami Valley is no stranger to severe weather. Over the past few weeks, months and years, the area has seen multiple severe thunderstorms, which means thunder, lightning, ...

A storm that pummeled dozens of Midwest states with snow during the weekend also brought another weather phenomena, at least to Missouri: Thunder and lightning. The phenomenon, known as thundersnow, ...

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