A fast-moving storm packed with wind, heavy rain and lightning left thousands of Central Coast residents without power this week, as PG&E crews worked around the clock to restore service.

That’s because thunder is the sound caused by lightning (it’s part of why dogs fear thunder). A charged, superheated lightning bolt creates a “resonating tube” as it travels. The air in the tube can ...

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.

APTOS — A strong weather system along the Central Coast sent rain, rolling thunder and lightning strikes into Santa Cruz County overnight, but fire officials confirmed the following day that there was ...

The "Dawson's Creek" star appeared on Hart's series "Clarissa Explains It All" in their early careers in a 1993 episode. UPenn, Carnegie Mellon among schools Pentagon may block from tuition ...

As dozens of wildfires burn across California after a remarkable outbreak of dry lightning, a new study warns that a warming planet could bring more lightning-sparked wildfires to the West in the ...