The amount of moisture in soil – and the way this moisture is distributed – combined with wind patterns in the lowest few kilometres of the atmosphere can influence where thunderstorms begin and how ...

Catatumbo Lightning captured on Oct. 31, 2015. (Wikipedia/Fernando Flores) Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela was crowned "Earth's ...

During springtime in Houston, a steamy afternoon can quickly give way to towering cumulonimbus clouds overhead. Often called "popcorn storms," these cells bubble up quickly and fade just as fast. But ...