During thunderstorms, the tops of trees light up with a faint ultraviolet glow, invisible to the human eye. This phenomenon, ...

An 83-year-old Perry County man is warning the public on the importance of storm safety, not just when it relates to severe ...

Lightning is one of nature's most destructive forces, responsible for killing millions of trees every year. But in the rainforests of Panama, one species has flipped that danger into a powerful ...

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 ...

New research suggests that Dipteryx oleifera trees, after being struck by lightning, are 14 times more likely to produce offspring. Reading time 3 minutes If you’re stuck outside in the middle of a ...

A smoking tree from a lightning strike has closed part of Nuclear Plant Road in Athens, with street crews racing to clear the ...

COVENTRY, Conn. (WFSB) - A lightning strike ignited a tree after an evening of storms on Tuesday. The tree was located near the intersections of Swamp Road and Brewster Street. The Coventry Fire ...