Red sprites hover between 40 and 55 miles high. Up there, the air is thin, so electric fields can spark gigantic filaments ...

Scientists are working to understand the curious phenomena of red sprites, green ghosts and blue jets high above ...

A rare and extraordinary atmospheric phenomenon has been documented above the Himalayas, where over 100 red sprite lightning ...

From the ISS, scientists are capturing rare lightning above storms that could impact radio, climate, and safety.

The discovery not only confirms that Himalayan thunderstorms can produce some of the world’s most complex phenomenon.

Strange lightning-strike rashes? Exploding trees? A lake that's a lightning magnet? These lightning facts will, well, shock ...

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Mount Holly at 3:23 p.m. on Thursday, July 3.

Lightning is one of nature’s most dangerous weather threats. Accurately predicting where it might strike can not only protect property, but improve public safety and ultimately save lives.

For nearly a century, pilots have reported seeing mysterious red flashes above thunderstorms, initially dismissed as myths.

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 4:53 p.m. in effect until 6 p.m. for ...

The cactus was in full bloom. Yellow blossoms were everywhere in the river valley, sharing the pastures with sagebrush and speargrass and dominating the eroded, south-facing slopes. I’d timed my ...

Downtown Reading’s 2nd Annual Color & Art Fest Block Party kicks off Saturday, July 12th, from noon to 6 p.m. The exciting ...