Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela is famously renowned as the world's lightning capital. Here, the phenomenon known as Catatumbo lightning takes place, with an astonishing ...

Thunderstorms can occur year-round, 24-hours a day, but they are most common in spring or summer during the afternoon and evening. This also varies depending on where you live!

A new type of thunderstorm, responsible for the most intense lightning ever observed, has been identified by analysing satellite observations. Eighty per cent of lightning occurs over land, where ...

It’s an ugly cycle that powers some of the world’s most intense hurricanes. Warmer waters give off more heat through evaporation, which leads to stronger thunderstorms, which in turn ...