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 ...

making it harder to hear thunder for a person farther away from the point of lightning. Moisture also plays a role as a more humid environment will bend or block more sound waves. A “crack” is ...

making it harder to hear thunder for a person farther away from the point of lightning. Moisture also plays a role as a more humid environment will bend or block more sound waves. A “crack” is ...

Thunder is the sound made when air explodes outward from a lightning strike. A bolt of lightning heats the air to about 50,000 degrees when it strikes, creating a shock wave and the sound we ...