Missourians often associate lightning with thunderstorms or the occasional snowstorm, but other parts of the world also experience lightning in some different scenarios. Residents along coastlines may ...

Lightning is as beautiful as it is deadly. It also passes gas. Well, sort of. The lightning bolts that streak across the sky ...

But each lightning strike also emits nitrogen oxides, gases more commonly linked to vehicle exhaust. For the first time, ...

Lightning creates pollution that impacts air quality and climate. Scientists are now tracking its effects in real time from space.

You're stuck in traffic on a summer afternoon, checking the weather app on your phone as dark storm clouds roll in. You might think about power outages or possible flooding, but you probably don't ...

Thunder is one of nature’s most dramatic sounds, accompanying brilliant flashes of lightning during a storm. But what causes this rumbling roar in the sky? To understand thunder, we must first explore ...

Lightning will ignite more wildfires in the western United States in the coming decades as temperatures increase due to climate change, according to a new study published in AGU's journal Earth's ...

When thunder rumbles in the distance, there's a quick and simple way to figure out how close the lightning actually struck based on the speed of sound. After you see a flash of lightning, start ...