Microbursts are sudden downdrafts of air that can produce winds exceeding 100 miles per hour and last only a few minutes.

A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater was built directly over a waterfall in Pennsylvania — and required structural reinforcement decades later.

Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall at 979 meters.

Supercell storms are responsible for many tornadoes.

Volcanic eruptions can produce lightning within ash clouds.

Tornadoes form from powerful rotating thunderstorms.

The 2018 Camp Fire became one of California's deadliest wildfires.

Roman concrete contains volcanic ash that continues to strengthen over centuries, unlike modern concrete.