The bright flash of lightning and its accompanying boom of thunder are so grand that the phenomenon has indelibly etched its mark into songs, stories, and religious traditions. Perhaps part of what ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Repairs are scheduled at the Lake Michigan Filtration Plant this year after an “incredibly rare” lightning strike blew out a chunk of concrete at the facility over the summer. The ...

Have you ever shuffled through your living room carpet in socks and touched a doorknob to be met with a pop! and a shock? That’s what’s happening in the clouds during a thunderstorm. Our eyes deceive ...

The nation matched a grim record for lightning strike deaths in September. Five lightning strike-related fatalities were reported, the most in any September since 2013, said John Jensenius, a ...