Dipteryx oleifera trees not only survive lightning strikes, they grow taller, lose rivals, and reproduce more successfully.

Lightning struck a giant redwood tree during Thursday’s rainstorm, shattering it to pieces just feet in front of Michael ...

(CONEJOS COUNTY, Colo.) — Two elk hunters found dead last week were killed when a tree they were standing near was struck by lightning, a coroner confirmed to ABC News. The two bodies found near the ...

Lightning in fields can be a source of nitrogen but at times can result in crop damage which, at a glance, resembles a very ...

We’ve looked at lightning issues before. Please see “Ground strikes and lightning protection of buried cables.” This headline below was found online at the URL hyperlinked here. This ABC NY article ...

Lightning sits at the boundary between routine weather and sudden hazard. It appears briefly, illuminates a landscape, and ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) -- Palm Springs Fire responded to several trees on fire Saturday afternoon due to a lightning strike. The fire began around 4:30 p.m. near East Palm Canyon Drive and ...

" It's one of those phrases people use to describe rare events or unlikely coincidences. The idea feels intuitive – what are the odds of lightning hitting the exact same spot again? Yet this common ...