Atmospheric nitrogen can be transformed into a plant-usable form by lightning through a process called nitrogen fixation.

Weather Weather Wednesday: How does lightning form? Recent severe weather bred plenty of thunderstorms with lightning striking across the region.

A big storm is approaching... The sky turns dark, thunder rumbles, and suddenly: a bolt of lightning splits the sky, followed by a deafening noise. That's lightning. But what exactly is it? And how ...

How does lightning form?Are you reading this over the breakfast table, a bacon sandwich in one hand, a cold glass of juice in the other? Or perhaps you’re perusing it in the evening, waiting for ...

An international group of researchers has discovered new electric properties in ice that emerge when force is applied to bend the material in a certain way.

Lightning is as beautiful as it is deadly. It also passes gas. Well, sort of. The lightning bolts that streak across the sky ...

Today on Weather U, we're discussing lightning and severe storms, and how they form.

An intense thunderstorm system moved into the Coachella Valley from northern Mexico on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2.

NORFOLK, Va. — Lightning is a common occurrence in Virginia and North Carolina, but have you ever wondered how and why it forms? Think of the formation of lightning as if you are playing with ...

Thunder and lightning are summer staples, but they can happen all year round. Here's a quick science lesson on how thunder, lightning and storms form.

Lightning struck multiple people and buildings in Tampa Bay within the past few days. Here’s how to keep safe and avoid getting struck.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Have you ever looked up to the sky during a storm to see a massive bolt of lightning and wondered how does that form? Well, the WITN WEATHER TEAM has you covered ...