Lightning is one of the most unpredictable and dangerous weather hazards, especially on an open beach.

The chances of being struck by lightning in a given year are slim to none, but that doesn't mean you should tempt fate.

Lightning deaths in the United States last year were at a near-record low, part of a dramatic, decadeslong decline in the number of Americans killed by lightning each year. How dramatic? Eighty years ...

It's one of the atmosphere’s rarest and most breathtaking phenomena, one that's hard to capture on camera or video.

If you’ve ever been startled by a bolt of lightning without the roar of thunder or accompanying thunderstorm, you’ve probably had someone explain to you that it was just “heat” lightning. The term is ...