For airplanes, being struck by lightning is a matter of "when," not "if." The National Weather Service estimates that a commercial airplane will be struck by lightning one to two times per year on ...

A thunderstorm with cloud to ground lightning rages during the day in China on July 21, 2025. CREDIT: Photo by Liu Wei/Xinhua via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...

Our rainy spring has now stretched deep into July, so it's perhaps no surprise that we're also seeing more noisy, window-rattling thunderstorms accompanied by lightning. Just ask anyone who was at the ...

Severe weather season in Texas has arrived and San Antonio is bracing for a couple of stormy days on the horizon this week. Knowing how thunderstorms develop and identifying cloud formations can help ...

Scientists appear to have found the final puzzle pieces to unravel the mystery behind how lightning strikes occur. Around the world, every day, roughly three and a half million bolts of lightning ...

A video of a pilot landing a plane in stormy weather conditions has gone viral on TikTok. The clip, which so far has received over 101,000 views, was posted July 12 by @captainrick79, a pilot who ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Mother Nature put on a display of convection (rising air) over the mountains, lifting moisture rapidly toward an invisible ceiling in the atmosphere. The event began with a ...

Thunderstorms get an extraterrestrial kick to produce lightning! Scientists appear to have found the final puzzle pieces to unravel the mystery behind how lightning strikes occur. Around the world, ...