A Dipteryx oleifera tree just after being struck by lightning in 2019 ( top) versus two years later ( bottom ). The tree ...

A technician climbs a tower to locate lightning strikes in the study area on Panama's Barro Colorado Island. Evan Gora / Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Getting struck by lightning might not ...

Not only do the trees survive lightning strikes, but their height and voluminous crowns act as natural lightning rods, attracting strikes that damage foes and boost their competitive advantage in ...

The "lightning crouch" is a position previously thought to reduce the risk of lightning strikes but is no longer recommended by experts. The National Weather Service and the National Lightning ...

Between 1942 and 1977, Sullivan faced lightning strikes with an uncanny frequency, earning him the nickname "Human Lightning Rod." Roy Cleveland Sullivan was born on February 7, 1912, in Greene ...

By Rebecca Dzombak When lightning strikes a tree in the tropics, the whole forest explodes. “At their most extreme, it kind of looks like a bomb went off,” said Evan Gora, a forest ecologist ...

Indiana averages about 22 tornadoes a year, according to NWS, but there's a lot of myths out there about the weather ...

Thunderstorms are exceedingly common; a staggering 3 million lightning strikes occur on Earth every day, according to the U.K. Met Office. But even though lightning is ubiquitous, scientists still ...

As severe thunderstorms moved through the regions Wednesday afternoon, viewers from across the area captured incredible images of hail storms and lightning strikes.

NEIGHBORS HERE. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS KILLED IN OLATHE. A LIGHTNING STRIKES AT ONE HOME ON FIRE EARLY THIS MORNING. YOU’RE LOOKING AT VIDEO FROM THE SCENE SHOWING THE BLACKENED HOME AND ...

FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - A light pole at a U of M Flint parking lot was struck by lightning on Wednesday. The pole that was hit was in Lot T near the Harrison Street parking ramp. According to U of M ...

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.