Lightning is one of the greatest natural forces on our planet. New mapping tools are revealing just how big it is.

Lightning, which can heat the atmosphere to five times the temperature of the surface of the sun, is the result of a powerful ...

The 2023 study found that dry lightning strikes when there has been less than 2.5 mm of rainfall. The Jasper area was in the middle of a heat wave when the wildfires started.

During last year's record-breaking season, 59 per cent of Canada's wildfires were the result of lightning strikes, leading to more than 93 per cent of the area burned, according to federal data.

The high-tech sensors combine lightning location with meteorological and environmental data and alert fire authorities to ...