A map of global lightning activity. Every second, as many as 100 lightning bolts strike the Earth. Now, a new map reveals a tally of those flashes over the last two decades, tracing where they strike ...

PARTS of the US are expected to face severe weather as thunderstorms push inland. Forecasters estimate that California could be the worst hit state with chances of ...

Everyone loves a good thunderstorm, but they can be hard to come by depending on where you live. If seeing a storm unfold as it happens sounds like fun to you, there's a seriously cool website that ...

A triggered lightning experiment conducted in Florida as part of an ongoing research effort to better understand how lightning forms. The blue-green light in the image is from copper in the initial ...

The first complete world map of lightning activity has been created using observations from two earth-orbiting satellites. Central Africa, the Himalayas and parts of South America experience more ...

So now that we've gotten that out of the way, here's another burning question: Where does lightning strike most frequently on the planet? As it turns out, those brainy folks at NASA have the answer.

14:21, Fri, Aug 14, 2020 Updated: 14:21, Fri, Aug 14, 2020 The UK has woken up today to a much cooler morning, with highs of 21C, meaning many slept better last night than they did in the balmy ...