Thunder and Lightning Facts

There are on average approximately 1,800 thunderstorms occurring at any one time around the world, with 100 lightning strikes per second. Find out more about Mother Nature’s fireworks. Formation Electrical storms are formed when dense cold air overlies warm moist air. Lightning is an atmospheric discharge which usually occurs during a rain storm but also … Read more

Large fish kill after Bushkill Creek dries up as cement company’s pumps fail following lightning strike, officials say

Pumps that push water from a quarry at Hercules Cement in Stockertown into the Bushkill Creek failed overnight after a lightning strike, causing the waterway to dry up in Tatamy and killing thousands of fish in the prized trout stream, officials say. Tatamy Mayor Chris Moren said he woke up Friday morning, saw the creek … Read more

Trump Hotel Struck by Lightning Hours Before Final Presidential Debate (Photo)

Trump Hotel Struck by Lightning Hours Before Final Presidential Debate (Photo) Even Mother Nature is reacting to the final presidential debate. President Trump’s Chicago hotel was struck by what appears to be three simultaneous bolts of lightning on Thursday — though one Twitter user pointed out that it could just be one lightning strike followed … Read more