Seven seconds. That’s how long it took a single lightning flash to streak across the sky from east Texas nearly to Kansas City, Missouri, — a 515-mile journey that has set a new world record for the ...

Lightning has captured people's fascination for millennia. It's embedded in mythology, religion and popular culture. Think of ...

DALLAS — A lightning strike from East Texas back in October 2017 has been certified as the longest single lightning flash in recorded history. But what are these massive megaflashes that can span ...

Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case, more than 500 miles. That astonishing bolt sparked to life in eastern ...

A 515-mile lightning flash is the longest ever recorded. The flash covered skies from Texas to Missouri in 2017. In 2020, another historical lightning flash was captured over Uruguay and Argentina. A ...