A cloud resembling a tornado was spotted north of Las Vegas on Friday night, September 5, as a lightning storm rolled through the area, though there is no confirmation that a tornado was forming in ...

Scientists who study lightning say the more they can learn, the more society can work to protect people and property from lightning strikes and their consequences.

In 1985, another group of hikers who took shelter in the same cave during a lightning storm were not so lucky. Three were seriously injured, one died from electrocution, and another convulsed so ...