The way a thunderstorm sounds has just as much to do with the atmosphere it is moving into as the lightning it is producing inside the thundercloud. Sound waves travel in different ways. For the ...

Keep in mind that thunder is a compression, or shock wave...caused when lightning heats the air. A 'clap' comes from a single, straight lightning segment-often overhead. Rumbles, on the other hand, ...

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 ...

If you hear loud sounds at the grocery store, don't be frightened! The explanation is simpler than you may have expected (and ...