Downed powerlines, road closures and widespread power outages across Sonoma County disrupted Christmas morning plans for ...

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.

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- This video will make you think twice before brushing off a lightning storm. A storm was moving through Tyler, Texas Thursday and a security camera on the campus of a school caught ...

Scientists have suspected that direct lightning strikes are good for some trees, but now they’ve confirmed it. A new study shows that a tall tropical tree species called Dipteryx oleifera has evolved ...

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