Lightning typically carries currents of tens of thousands of amperes and releases immense energy in a fraction of a second. However, researchers analyzing global lightning databases have identified ...

Hurricane Milton rages in Florida. It previously passed over Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula and brought lightning of extremes, as our video shows. Authorities in Florida are already warning: "If you stay ...

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 ...