As particles rub together from wind friction in a thunderstorm, the charges separate and static electricity develops. The negative charges or electrons separate to the bottom of the thunderstorm, ...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) -Why Lightning Happens — And Why It’s So Dangerous HOW IT FORMS Inside a thunderstorm, warm air is forced upward in a strong updraft. As the air rises, ice and water particles ...

Each year in the United States, lightning strikes an average of 300 people. A direct hit by a bolt of lightning kills about 50 people per year. Those who survive a lightning strike – with temperatures ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Baseball fans clear the stands as lightning strikes near the Colorado Rockies’ stadium in 2019. Julio Aguilar/Getty Images As the ...

That’s because thunder is the sound caused by lightning (it’s part of why dogs fear thunder). A charged, superheated lightning bolt creates a “resonating tube” as it travels. The air in the tube can ...