Ball lightning has mystified scientists and witnesses for centuries, appearing as glowing orbs during thunderstorms that seem ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Lightning is a staple of West Michigan weather, but many natives might not know how this common phenomenon is made. Lightning is caused in cumulus clouds when ice ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Every year, lightning strikes cause house fires, power surges, and costly property damage. It happened just last week in Ormond Beach — but the good news is, many of these impacts are ...

Editor’s note: “Behind the News” is the product of Sun staff assisted by the Sun’s AI lab, which includes a variety of tools such as Anthropic’s Claude, Perplexity AI, Google Gemini and ChatGPT. Two ...