ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — With all thunderstorms comes lightning. Of the various types of lightning, one that meteorologists monitor closely is cloud-to-ground lightning. Here’s how it works: ...

The dance of electrical charges high above us is more complex than most people realize. While we typically think of lightning ...

As particles rub together from wind friction in a thunderstorm, the charges separate and static electricity develops. The negative charges or electrons separate to the bottom of the thunderstorm, ...

As the weather warms, people spend more time outdoors, going to barbecues, beaches and ballgames. But summer isn’t just the season of baseball and outdoor festivals – it’s also lightning season. Each ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Roughly 300 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes and 1,000 cloud-to-cloud bolts flashed across Northwest Oregon and southwest Washington Thursday morning, Portland’s National ...

A new study led by researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has ...

Read full article: ‘Everything hurts:’ Teen struck by lightning while cutting grass in Seminole County The Sukhoi Superjet 100 of Gazprom Avia that crashed near Moscow on Friday, July 12, 2024 takes ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Over 1,300 lightning strikes brightened the dark skies of western Oregon and Washington early Thursday morning. A parade of thunderstorms marched east to west just before ...

According to an analysis by the Estonian Environment Agency, South Estonia saw the most thunderstorms this year. Overall, ...

Question: Does an automated surface observation system (ASOS) have a built-in lightning detection system? Without an observer, how does it know to add a thunderstorm (TS), thunderstorms in the ...

Each year in the United States, lightning strikes an average of 300 people. A direct hit by a bolt of lightning kills about 50 people per year. Those who survive a lightning strike – with temperatures ...