Thunderstorms often begin to develop early in the day when the sun heats the air near the ground and pockets of warmer air start to rise in the atmosphere. When these pockets of air reach a certain ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - This episode is about lightning. We will use a balloon and a CFL lightbulb to explore static electricity. Static electricity is the movement of electrons between two objects, just ...

Across the country, pools close when lightning is in the area. For outdoor pools, the rationale is clear: About 10 to 15 people are killed by lightning in the United States each year, and the vast ...

Okay, so you've seen lightning. Maybe you've even been scared of it. But I promise you, you have absolutely no idea what lightning actually is. From temperatures hotter than the surface of the Sun to ...