Knowing what to do during a thunderstorm is crucial for protecting your life and property, but many people don’t realize that ...

Lightning is usually seen as a harbinger of destruction in forests, killing or damaging trees in their blasts. But in the ...

Though being struck by lightning is usually bad, the tropical tree Dipteryx oleifera benefits. A strike kills other nearby trees and parasitic vines.

According to the Empire State Building website, it is struck by lightning on average 25 times a year! A structure's chances of being hit by lightning go up if it is tall and isolated. While there are ...

Lightning strikes kill millions of trees each year — but it turns out that some large tropical trees can not only survive a strike, but also benefit from its effects, according to a recent study. The ...

Severe weather, including thunderstorms and lightning, led to at least 50 fatalities across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and ...

TOKYO (AP) — A lightning strike in western Japan injured five students at a school playground on Thursday, including one who remained unconscious, media reports said. Junior high school students were ...

A lightning strike at a school playground has injured five students, leaving one unconscious, according to local media. Students were playing football at a school in Nara, near Kyoto in western ...