HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Today on Weather U, we're discussing lightning and severe storms, and how they form. Lightning is a discharge of electricity in the atmosphere between clouds, the air, or ...

Thunder and lightning are summer staples, but they can happen all year round. Here's a quick science lesson on how thunder, lightning and storms form.

Superbolts of lightning are rare; they only make up about one percent of all lightning strikes. But they are incredibly strong; compared to the average lightning strike, which carries about 300 ...

CC lightning is caused by a difference in charges between separate clouds. The most well-known form of lightning CG, occurs when there are opposite charges between a cloud and the ground.

LIGHTNING #1 (WITN) STEP #2: As the negatively charged electrons from the cloud “travel” down to the positively charged electrons on the ground, the opposite charges begin to attract each other.

Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case ...

KRIS 6 Weather Lightning Facts Benefits from lightning While lightning can be dangerous there are benefits for plants. Below our graphic explains the process.

Lightning can strike up to 10 miles away from the parent storm, so if you can hear thunder you are close enough to be hit by lightning. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure until the storm has passed.

Think of the formation of lightning as if you are playing with magnets. Clouds are made of ice crystals and when those crystals are forced to bump into each other, they release charged particles.

How thunder is produced Thunder is the sound produced by lightning. When the electrical current from a lightning strike passes through the air, it heats the surrounding air rapidly—up to 30,000°C.

Science A lightning strike may have helped spark life on earth — here’s how March 18, 2021 - 4:00 pm Image by: Unsplash ...