Scorching temperatures that baked Southern California over Labor Day weekend will continue this week paired with thunderstorms and lightning strikes that will heighten fire risks across much of the ...

If you were up late Tuesday night, chances are you caught that “chaotic” storm that lit up the San Luis Obispo County sky with thunder and lightning for most of the night. According to the National ...

A Richland-based photographer says there's no "secret" to capturing lightning photos, especially at night. But there are a few tips that can make it a lot easier. Scott Butner, a retired PNNL ...

Though summer is winding its way to a close, the Inland Northwest is still in the throes of fire season. Regional residents can expect this weekend’s heat to linger throughout the next several days, ...

After a relatively quiet wildfire season, a spate of lightning storms has ramped up the number of fires across Oregon to the highest so far this season. The good news is that incoming rain and cooler ...

Multiple fires sparked by lightning strikes burned more than 4,700 acres in the Mother Lode before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, and one of the blazes near Vallecito prompted evacuation orders and warnings ...

Lightning researchers expect lightning could become more frequent as temperatures rise. Photo by Rick Lipscomb, courtesy NOAA. The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice.

Researchers at Stony Brook University may have captured lightning in a bottle — or at least explained one of the theories of how it is created. Working with researchers in Spain and China, Stony Brook ...