These booming sounds are caused by lightning, and these two natural phenomena — lightning and thunder — go hand in hand. Even though they co-occur, they reach us at different times ...

Lightning is Incredibly Hot When people think of heat, they often think of things like boiling water or a hot summer's day.

The weather event is so rare that meteorologist Jim Cantore can barely contain his excitement when he's recorded in viral videos witnessing it.

Have you ever been in a thunderstorm? The heavy rain, bright flashes of lightning, and the crashing and rumbling sounds of the thunder. It’s very exciting. Maybe even a bit scary. But what is a ...

The result of that energy boost is thunder and lightning. Thundersnow sounds a little different than normal thunderstorms, almost muffled. Instead of a swift clap of thunder, it's more of a low growl.