(WKBW-TV), Buffalo — We're taking a deeper dive into a phenomenon we’ve all seen at some point, but maybe never gave much thought. That phenomenon is lightning. It’s dangerous and deadly, but have you ...

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Thunderstorms often begin to develop early in the day when the sun heats the air near the ground and pockets of warmer air start to rise in the atmosphere. When these pockets of air reach a certain ...

In a small lab at Penn State University, lightning may be happening on a scale smaller than a deck of cards. Victor Pasko, a professor of electrical engineering, and his team have shown that under ...