Our eyes deceive us when lightning strikes like a giant spark cracking the sky in two. That giant spark is only as big around as a golf ball. Like everything else in nature, it happens for a reason.

Lightning is an essential part of nature—balancing Earth’s electrical charge by transferring negative energy back to the ground. But it can also be fatal.

Dry lightning sparks dozens of fires as research points to more strikes. Dozens of California fires followed a Labor Day burst of dry lightning. A new analysis projects up to 12 more days a year with ...

People from across the Central Coast reported hearing and seeing Tuesday night's wild thunderstorm. "There was a loud boom, boom, boom, multiple bangs. Like real loud," said Shane Hitchcock, a San ...

Hundreds of lightning strikes sparked across the Bay Area as a low pressure system passed through the region this week, bringing a spattering of rain and a cooldown that is set to end as temperatures ...

Bodies of the hunters, who have not been publicly identified, were found near a levee after they failed to return from hunting, the Highlands County Sheriff's Office said Highlands County Sheriff's ...

In October 1998, a shocking occurrence took place during a football match in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A bolt of lightning struck the pitch and resulted in the loss of the lives of 11 players ...

AND LISTEN, RAVEN, AS FOLKS WAKE UP ON THIS MONDAY MORNING. OOH, IT’S A WHOLE DIFFERENT FEEL COMPARED TO WHAT WE EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST FEW DAYS. YOU WALK OUT, THAT BRISK WEATHER REALLY HITS YOU. YES ...

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