Forecast apps told me what to expect, but Blitzortung showed me what was already forming ...

For decades children and adults have learned the motto “when thunder roars, go indoors.” It is a low-tech approach to staying safe when lightning could be in the immediate area, but thanks to ...

Lightning deaths in the United States last year were at a near-record low, part of a dramatic, decadeslong decline in the number of Americans killed by lightning each year. How dramatic? Eighty years ...

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 ...