This footage shows heavy ran, lightning flashes and thunder during a powerful storm in Cronulla.

This is the shocking moment lightning cracks overhead during storms in Long Island on New Year's Eve. Dramatic footage by resident Troy Cavanagh captures the terrifying lightning bolt during a ...

A single lightning strike can release a 30 million-volt surge, enough to severely injure or kill a person in an instant.

Weather forecasters use terms like snowstorms, derechos, hailstorms, rainstorms, blizzards, low-pressure systems, lightning ... found that extreme downpours are happening 30 percent more often.

Bushfires in two states have triggered warnings as extreme weather conditions place authorities on high alert as temperatures ...

Wednesday’s destructive storm was lit up by flashes of lightning, with more than 70,000 strikes recorded within 100 ...

Lightning has damaged homes in Hampshire and severe weather warnings are in place as the heatwave gives way to thunderstorms ... It comes after days of extreme heat - and as many set off on ...

Florida is tops when measured by lightning density. The increased activity was tied to an uptick in thunderstorms the heartland saw during the spring, with May 22 coming in as the busiest day of ...

A man has died and at least 100,000 homes and businesses remain without power after extreme storms ripped through Sydney and ...

Bihar reported the most deaths from lightning strikes, while Kerala reported the most casualties due to floods and heavy ...

Lightning over NSW during the storms that thrashed the east coast ... combined with a thunderstorm is the most frequent cause of extreme rain in NSW, according to the National Environmental ...