The World Meteorological Organization certified the record observed with advanced satellite technology from the National ...

Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case ...

Many in Central Florida witnessed a spectacular lightning show Monday night. As severe storms rolled through, some areas were ...

A single flash of lightning that stretched across the Great Plains, from eastern Texas all the way to Kansas City, Missouri, ...

NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite detects around one million lightning flashes per day from its perch high above the Earth. It is the ...

Scientists July 31 announced the discovery of the world's longest lightning flash ever detected – a whopping 515-mile-long ...

Well, it's official. The single megaflash lighting bolt of 2017 was certified as the world’s longest flash on record. The ...

Record-setting bolt is a reminder that lightning can pose a threat far from the center of a storm. The post World Record ...

Scientists using satellite data discovered a record-breaking lightning bolt that stretched 515 miles from Texas to Kansas ...

Image from NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite of the thunderstorm complex that produced the megaflash lightning bolt on October 22, ...

Lightning is one of the greatest natural forces on our planet. New mapping tools are revealing just how big it is.