Lightning is a powerful force, one seemingly capable of great destruction in the right circumstances. It announces itself with a searing flash, followed by a deep rumble heard for miles around.

An Airbus A350 was struck by lightning while sitting on the runway in the midst of an intense storm in São Paulo on Friday. Passengers waiting to board the flight stood and watched as the enormous ...

The supercell, king of thunderstorms, disruptor of the Great Plains, is a dangerous weather threat wherever it forms. Tornadoes, flooding, enormous hailstones, damaging winds and lightning are some of ...

Nine passengers on board a Ryanair flight were hurt after the plane flew into a violent thunderstorm and was forced to make an emergency landing. The aircraft, which had 185 passengers, encountered a ...