NEW ORLEANS — There are three likely explanations for the loud, continuing boom heard around New Orleans Monday morning: Terrifying fish monsters from a horror movie were released from their ancient ...

The “City that Never Sleeps” can blame Mother Nature for making it literal Monday morning as several around New York City reported being jolted from bed due to unusually loud cracks of thunder. “It ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Have you ever wondered why thunder can have different sounds? A crack versus a rumble? Startlingly loud versus calmingly low? Let’s dive in … The basics: what is thunder? Electrical ...

Thunderstorms are one of nature's most fascinating and dangerous occurrences. We have all witnessed a lightning bolt illuminating the night sky and heard the booming crack of thunder that follows. As ...

Whether it's the Veyron, the Chiron, or a limited-edition vehicles based on any of them, modern Bugattis are insanely powerful and fast. But I always thought that they sound rather mundane given the ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --We've all been through it before: you see the lightning bolt, and, seconds later, you hear the boom. "Lightning causes thunder," said WCCO-TV meteorologist Mike Augustyniak. "And ...

Few rare weather events seem to capture the attention of the public as much as thundersnow does-a genuine combination of the ...

It is a simple thing to do. Count the number of seconds that pass between the flash of lightning and the crack of thunder that follows it: then divide that number by five. The result gives the ...

All gases expand when the temperature increases, so when lightning superheats the air at just a fraction of a second, the air expands so rapidly that it compresses the air in front of it. Thunder is ...