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 ...

A bolt of lightning heats the air through which it travels practically instantaneously to about 50,000 degrees F. Such extreme heating causes explosive expansion of the air followed by rapid cooling ...

While sitting at the dog park the other day, Denise happened to mention how terrified her dog Belle gets because of thunder, lightning and fireworks. Her other dog, Millie, isn’t bothered at all.

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

Thunder and lightning were reported across the Puget Sound region on Saturday as thunderstorms moved through the area. How many lighting strikes? The National Weather Service in Seattle is keeping ...

Microphone recordings from NASA's Perseverance rover have turned up more than 50 instances of lightning on the red planet ...