Ultraviolet cameras captured faint electrical flashes from leaves and branches as storm charges built up in the atmosphere.

The Sun unleashes a torrent of charged particles. Some of them slam into the Earth’s atmosphere, triggering breathtaking auroras in the night sky. But for equipment that’s orbiting our planet in outer ...

Keeping high-power particle accelerators at peak performance requires advanced and precise control systems. For example, the primary research machine at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas ...

The ice that fell during last month’s storm was unsparing: It decimated magnolias, oaks and other species in wealthy suburban enclaves, rural communities and urban parks. The ice that fell during last ...

The third storm of the week is quickly moving into Southern California, bringing more rain and snow, but the region will soon get a break from the wet weather. Light to moderate rail will continue to ...

It’s finally warming up, which means the storm will most likely bring rain instead of more dreaded ice. But forecasters warned that there may be a lot of it. By Nazaneen Ghaffar Nazaneen Ghaffar is a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LEFT: Power poles knocked down by the wind in Honolulu, Hawaii are repaired by Hawaiian Electric on Feb. 8, 2026. (Hawaiian ...

A soggy and possibly snowy Valentine's Day weekend is on tap for folks across the South and Northeast, forecasters said, as a large storm system is predicted to spread potentially heavy rain across ...

Forecasters say a storm system could affect several states across the U.S. this Valentine's Day weekend. The "large" storm could deliver widespread rain and thunderstorms across the south-central and ...

California was walloped Monday by a powerful winter storm carrying treacherous thunderstorms, high winds and heavy snow in mountain areas. Millions of Los Angeles County residents faced flash flood ...

Editor's note: Follow the latest forecast developments in USA TODAY's coverage for Wednesday, February 18. It might head out to sea, or it might be a 'blockbuster" late-weekend blizzard for the East ...

The first round of snow is expected to roll into western New York starting later Friday afternoon. According to the FOX Forecast Center, this system will be a "quick hitter," bringing light snow for ...