Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Penn State-led study reveals the hidden chain reaction that starts lightning, linking electrons, X-rays, and gamma rays. (CREDIT ...

DAYTON, OH — We’ll have an interesting weather scenario unfold this evening across the Miami Valley. Even though temperatures at the surface are chilly, we have instability developing aloft in the ...

THAT’S HAPPENED IN MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY. BRINGING IN METEOROLOGIST BRIAN SLOCUM NOW TO SHOW US WHERE THOSE SEVERE STORMS, YOU KNOW, ARE IMPACTING THE MIDWEST. I KNOW WE MENTIONED IT’S MOVING EAST.

Lightning researchers expect lightning could become more frequent as temperatures rise. Photo by Rick Lipscomb, courtesy NOAA. The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice.

As spring approaches, we can expect more severe storms, which can bring deadly lightning strikes. While summer is the busiest ...

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Meteorologists attribute this unseasonal atmospheric activity to a fresh Western Disturbance currently moving across ...

Take a look at what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces this Monday, 23 March 2026.

What confused researchers was that TGFs often appeared without bright lightning flashes or strong radio signals. Some storms seemed quiet, yet they produced powerful gamma rays. The new research ...