Lightning is a staple of West Michigan weather, but many natives might not know how this common phenomenon is made.

Most of the time, when lightning hits something, we just see what it does to power lines, or maybe a building or other structure, or maybe a tree in the forest. But what's created when a bolt hits the ...

The study published last month in the science journal, Nature Physics, explains how ice can produce electricity, similar to ...

Mysterious flashes of light seen in swamps and bogs could be caused by burning methane or other gases, ignited by sparks that ...

As temperatures climb and thunderstorms pop up across the area, many of you are asking us if we see heat lightning or telling us you have seen heat lightning. Here's the problem: there's no such thing ...

Videos of a purple orb of lightning at various locations here surfaced on social media last week. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) – Seven wildfires started Monday on the Western Slope due to lightning, according to the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit (UCRIFM). Lightning struck a ...