Thunder is the sound made by lightning. The process of lightning zipping through the air causes a sudden heating of the air to a temperature estimated at 40 thousand degrees Fahrenheit. This causes an ...

While sitting at the dog park the other day, Denise happened to mention how terrified her dog Belle gets because of thunder, lightning and fireworks. Her other dog, Millie, isn’t bothered at all.

The Tampa Bay community has spent the last three weeks wading through grief, uncertainty and a whole lot of drywall—all in the wake of two historic hurricanes with names more befitting to the ...

If you’ve ever been startled by a bolt of lightning without the roar of thunder or accompanying thunderstorm, you’ve probably had someone explain to you that it was just “heat” lightning. The term is ...