An MLive reader has a question about why the thunder earlier this week was so loud and lasted a long time. There are two valid reasons. Elizabeth emailed me asking, “A couple days ago the storms we ...

No, there wasn't an earthquake -- but powerful thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail across the Chicago area may have made things sound and feel like there was. "Was anyone else just woken up by some ...

Normally, as you go higher into the atmosphere the air gets cooler, but during a temperature inversion, warm air sits above cooler air near the ground. This shift in temperature plays a key role in ...

NEAR BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. — A seemingly random private fireworks show on a vessel in the Puget Sound caught many Seattleites off guard Saturday evening, but authorities said the show was planned.

Why Does Thunder Sound Louder in the Cold? During the colder months, it's not often we gets storms that produce lightning and thunder. However, when we do, have you ever noticed thunder sounding or ...