Why do some strikes result inn a burn mark with a cool story and others a totaled car? Both the type of lightning and the type of car are to blame. To dramatically simplify things, lightning is a ...

Lightning can be used to probe Earth’s dynamic Van Allen radiation belts, directly connecting terrestrial weather and space ...

Most people are familiar with cloud-to-ground lightning, the kind that strikes down toward the Earth. But the sky holds more surprises. Other types include cloud-to-cloud, intra-cloud, and the ...

Types of Lightning Strikes There are several different types of lightning strikes of which you need to be aware. The deadliest type of lightning strike is known as the direct strike. That’s when ...