When lightning occurs, it heats the air surrounding its channel to that same incredible temperature in a fraction of a second. Lightning can reach temperatures of 54,000°F (30,000°C) - five times ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — With all thunderstorms comes lightning. Of the various types of lightning, one that meteorologists monitor closely is cloud-to-ground lightning. Here’s how it works: as a ...

In a small lab at Penn State University, lightning may be happening on a scale smaller than a deck of cards. Victor Pasko, a ...

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