Stay away from tall, isolated trees or other tall objects. If you are in a forest, stay near a lower stand of trees. Stay ...

Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a ...

ISRO has utilised data from Indian geostationary satellites to predict lightning events across the country. The agency has ...

The almendro tree may have evolved to attract lightning, which helps clear more space for it to grow, according to new ...

The National Remote Sensing Centre and Isro have developed a lightning event prediction system using data from Indian ...

Wildfires have become a growing concern for many regions around the world. While there are various causes for these fiery ...

Martin County Fire Rescue respond to a boat fire caused by a lightning strike Tuesday evening in Port Salerno.

Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new ...

SEATTLE — Thunderstorms that progressed slowly over the western Washington region Wednesday evening produced lightning strikes area-wide. Some even wreaked havoc on homes and public transportation.

Lightning can injure a tree in many ways but it doesn't have to mean the end. Here's what you should look for and some tips ...

A new study reports that some tropical tree species are not only able to tolerate lightning strikes, but benefit from them. The trees may have even evolved to act as lightning rods. Getting zapped ...