Everyone loves a good thunderstorm, but they can be hard to come by depending on where you live. If seeing a storm unfold as it happens sounds like fun to you, there's a seriously cool website that ...

A small German group called Blitzortung has developed a crowd-sourced map that shows real-time lightning strikes around the world. The maps are driven by a network of volunteers who have set up a $275 ...

A website that tracks "real-time" lightning strikes shows a wide cluster of storms of the Upper Texas Gulf Coast with circles emanating outward, like an explosion on a video game. In the last 15 ...

WeatherBug (free) has long been a top choice for people serious about weather. Yes, Yahoo Weather is beautiful and useful, but WeatherBug has always let you dig deeper into weather data. Now, Earth ...

The Weather Channel app is today bringing new real-time alerts for rain, snow, and lightning strikes to both iOS devices and the Apple Watch. For rain and snow alerts, the app will be offering up what ...

is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Last week at around three in the morning I was woken by the loudest thunderstorm I’ve ever heard in my life.