Coronae glow on the tips of spruce needles, induced by charged metal plates in a laboratory. (William Brune) For the first time, meteorologists have glimpsed the tiny bursts of ultraviolet light ...

This week in science: The ESA is investigating a fireball that streaked across the skies in Europe and damaged a house in Germany; scientists detect a spooky glow coming from trees during ...

Severe storms threaten North Carolina, as research shows atmospheric conditions fueling tornadoes and thunderstorms are becoming more common across the Southeast.

Pennsylvania State University researchers have captured the first outdoor proof that trees produce faint ultraviolet glows ...

Some thunderstorms suddenly grow very strong, while others simply fizzle out. Predicting where this will happen has long been extremely difficult. Now researchers present a physical explanation for ...

People may be frustrated by the lack of detail when weather forecasters say “there will be thunderstorms popping up, but we don’t know where”. Now a key finding in a study by the UK Centre for Ecology ...

For the first time, scientists have filmed high-speed video of a phenomenon where trees emit an electrical glow by generating sparks during thunderstorms. The results of a study published in ...

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When Saharan dust reaches the UK and Europe, as a huge country-sized cloud did over the past few days, it can transform the sky. Tiny particles drifting in the atmosphere scatter blue light while ...

The weather system may bring thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds reaching 30-50 kmph across parts of Jammu and Kashmir on March 10 and 11.