Thunder is the noise caused by lightning in a thunderstorm, when the release of heat energy results in audible shock waves in the air. A thunderstorm is a storm that produces lightning and thunder, and occurs in cumulonimbus clouds. Cumulonimbus clouds...

A bolt does not always fall when it thunders. (German) Big thunder, little rain. (English) Loud thunder, little rain. (Chinese) Thunder clouds do not always give rain. (Armenian) Thunder without rain is like words without deeds. (Burmese) When the...

Thunder is the sound made by lightning. Depending on the nature of the lightning and distance of the hearer, it can range from a sharp, loud crack to a long, low rumble. The sudden increase in pressure and temperature from lightning produces rapid...

It's too bad that the Trenton Thunder isn't a bowling team, because they've been on quite a roll lately. In 2005 the Thunder, the Double A minor league affiliate of the New York Yankees, was honored as the best minor league baseball franchise in...

Shortly after midnight on August 17, 1992, I was awakened from a deep sleep by a brilliant flash of lightning, a deafening crack of thunder, and three startled dogs and two trembling cats seeking refuge on the bed. Each subsequent clap shook...

A wide swath of hillside came thundering down on a strip club and several apartment buildings in the city's North Beach district Tuesday, forcing residents from their homes and stirring fears of another collapse.The wave of rocks and dirt shortly after 3 a.m. caused no...

Paramount Pictures will no longer be showing Tom Cruise any more money.  The feature film organization and the Jerry Maguire star are officially separating in an unamicable split that the studio says is a result of Cruise’s off-screen behavior. This includes his crazy couch conduct...