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 ...

A security camera in north central Wisconsin captured the dramatic moment when a bolt of lightning struck a white pine tree on Sept. 9, causing a fire that prompted neighbors to spring into action. A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Security cameras captured the dramatic moment a bolt of lightning slammed into a pine tree in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, on Sept. 9, ...

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 ...

A woman prays at a tree that was struck by lightning years ago at the General Cemetery in La Paz, Bolivia. The Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia — Struck by lightning during a roaring thunderstorm 10 ...

When lightning strikes are abundant, so are wildfires – some in remote places across the state. Scientists warn there may be more in the future. As dozens of wildfires burn across California after a ...

Crews worked to restore power and fix wires to clean up areas of the state after storms Saturday night. A large tree fell on Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church on New Milford Turnpike. Jay Molloy, who ...