Over Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, a never-ending lightning storm lights up the sky. Warm, humid air from the lake collides with cold mountain winds, creating the perfect conditions for constant ...

This story appears in the August 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. It’s a good thing there’s a rumble strip running along the shoulder, because Tim Samaras can’t keep his eyes on ...

Thousands of dry lightning strikes have sparked multiple bushfires, some within remote national parks and wilderness areas, ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida usually leads the nation in lightning strikes each year. In 2021, over 14 million lightning strikes were recorded in Florida. There was an average of 285 lightning ...