Positive lightning makes up less than 5% of strikes, but it can be up to 10 times more powerful.

Caused by an EMP, an ELVES event lasts for less than a thousandth of a second. This snap, from November 2025, shows the enormous phenomenon in one of the few shots ever captured from the ground.

As the International Space Station whizzed over Mexico and the United States — before floodwaters catastrophically rose in Central Texas — a NASA astronaut watched the storms from miles above. Nichole ...

A rare and electrifying winter phenomenon could strike New York City this weekend as the region braces for a powerful coastal storm.

Severe thunderstorms put on a light show over the skies of Chicago on Monday night, while drowning parts of the city in flash flooding below. Local photography enthusiast Craig Shimala captured the ...

VIENNA, Va. (WUSA) - In a rare event, firefighters said a townhome was struck twice during a storm. “Caller advises the house was struck by lightning and the house is filling with smoke,” a dispatcher ...