On an October evening, in the pregame stillness of Thunder Alley, Matt Desilvestro sits in his wheelchair more than 5,000 miles away from home. He’s wearing a brand-new, home-blue Lightning jersey ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have confirmed a new world record for the longest lightning flash in a thunderstorm complex, which hit the Great Plains ...

DALLAS — A lightning flash from East Texas back in October 2017 has been certified as the longest single lightning flash in recorded history, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

A new world record for the longest lightning flash has officially been recognised by the World Meteorological Organisation at an incredible 829 kilometres in a notorious American hotspot. The longest ...

From bolts to blue jets, lightning comes in many strange forms.

In the simplest terms the closer the lightning the louder will be the thunder. When a lightning stroke is very close, several hundred feet or less, thunder sounds like a loud clap or a crack followed ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning had a special fan in attendance when they tied a record for longest win streak in franchise history. Rafael Amarante, a 27-year-old teacher from Brazil, watched the Lightning ...

Scientists have confirmed a new world record for the longest lightning flash in a thunderstorm complex, which hit the Great Plains 8 years ago this fall. The so-called megaflash lightning extended a ...