Compare and contrast different types of lightning bolts. A substantial amount of information is provided here including pictures with descriptions for each type of lightning bolt. NOTE: The interactive is no longer available; Click on...

Two strikes of lightning.

A color photograph by Tony Newlin of lightning streaking from the sky to the ground, trees, and houses below.

A beautiful display of fork lightning can be see in this photo. The intense electricity goes off in many directions as it gets closer to the ground.

This incredible photo shows the rare occurence of lightning that forms from the generation of electrical charges inside the ash plumes of an erupting volcano.

Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist,...