"When a lightning bolt moves through the air [it] heats up the surrounding air to five times the temperature of the surface of the sun," Ms Lingard said. "It causes the air to explosively expand ...

During a thunderstorm, have you ever heard a loud clap of thunder that shook the entire house and maybe even gave you a ...

A typical lightning flash measures about 300 million volts and 30,000 amps - enough to kill. It can cause the air around it to heat up to temperatures that are five times than that on the surface ...