Lightning strikes happen when electricity builds up inside storm clouds and between the clouds and the ground. Inside a ...

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Using a precisely aligned pair of laser beams, scientists can now hold a single aerosol particle in place and monitor how it charges up. The particle’s glow signals each step in its changing ...

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More numbers from 2025 in the world of weather are in the books. Meteorologist Adam Rutt takes a look. Though severe weather ...

Around 2,500 people die in lightning strikes around India each year. — © AFP Around 2,500 people die in lightning strikes around India each year. — © AFP By ...

Next time you're stuck in a thunderstorm, try this easy way to calculate how far away you are from lightning strikes.

APTOS — A strong weather system along the Central Coast sent rain, rolling thunder and lightning strikes into Santa Cruz County overnight, but fire officials confirmed the following day that there was ...