Jul 29 2011
When Lightning Strikes Out of a Blue Sky
An 11-year-old girl was struck by lightning on a bright, clear day. How does that happen?
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Apr 28 2011
Storms Rip Through South, Killing Over 280
Deadly tornadoes left a trail of destruction and death through U.S. southern states.
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Feb 08 2011
Thundersnow: Ultimate Storm Recorded by NASA
A rare thundersnow event was recorded by NASA instruments, showing lightning traveled for 50 miles in low clouds.
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Oct 21 2010
Storm Chaser Reed Timmer talks to Friday News Feedbag
On this week's Friday News Feedbag, we talk to meteorologist and professional tornado chaser Reed Timmer about the new season of Storm Chasers on Discovery Channel. If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag... we're glad to ...
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Sep 15 2010
How Can Lightning Kill?
A lightening survivor and a storm chaser explain what it's like to get zapped -- and how to avoid it.
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Aug 27 2010
New Concept Harvests Power From Thin (and Humid) Air
A team of Brazilian scientists are turning to a naturally abundant resource to power up our lives: the air around us.
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Jul 27 2010
St. Elmo’s Fire Mimicked Using Rockets
Scientists still aren't sure what the phenomenon is, but experiments suggest the balls of fire may not actually be lightning.
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May 13 2010
Is lightning hotter than the sun?
What's five times hotter than the surface of the sun and capable of sending a DeLorean back to the future? Yep, the answer is a bolt of lightning.
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Apr 25 2010
Tornado in Miss. Kills 12, Injures Many More
Tornadoes killed more than six people in Mississippi and injured many others.
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Mar 05 2010
Volcano Sparks New Type of Lightning
Ash and steam aren't the only byproducts of a volcanic eruption.
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