http://science.time.com/2013/06/24/bolts-from-the-blue-the-beauty-of-lightning/

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/us/article/Violent-storms-sweep-across-Midwest-killing-8-4990354.php#/0

States of emergency abound on the Atlantic Coast as Sandy, the frankensteind storm as it has been called,  dropped to tropical storm strength early Saturday.  Forecasters prdict it will become a  destructive “superstorm” that will impact the Eastern Seaboard as early as Sunday.  CNN.com has the complete story.  Read more: