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

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

A first-of-its-kind study estimates that lightning strikes kill 320 million trees every year. For perspective, these dead trees account for up to 2.9 percent of annual loss in plant biomass and emit ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Lightning can damage or destroy just about everything it touches. When it comes to a tree, unless it explodes, it may take a while for homeowners to know whether to get rid of ...

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 ...

A lightning strike split a tree on Pogue Street in Raleigh during a storm Thursday night, leaving more than 300 customers without power for about nine hours. A lightning strike split a tree on Pogue ...

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Struck by lightning during a roaring thunderstorm 10 years ago, an ancient pine tree in Bolivia’s capital of La Paz is thriving. Known as the “miracle tree,” this giant conifer ...

Lightning was caught on camera hitting a tree in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, on Sept. 9. Security camera footage captured the strike on the property of Mike Smith, who was not home at the time but was ...

The DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook Tuesday, Dec. 16 saying due to a lightning strike in the area, the ...