A swath of Northern California is at risk for more lightning this week with red flag warnings to go in effect Wednesday.

Observation Point FireThe Observation Point Fire, burning 10 miles south of Hamilton in Lost Horse Canyon, remains at 105 ...

A climate change-induced surge in brief but intense thunderstorms poses a growing but underrecognized threat to trees in ...

A new study provides the first estimates of lightning-killed trees, a crucial figure for understanding Earth's carbon cycle.

The Bitterroot National Forest reports more than 800 confirmed lightning strikes on the forest in the past 48 hours.

Thunderstorms across central and eastern Oregon started several new wildfires on Monday. There were more than 6,600 lightning ...

Ten new lightning-caused fires have been discovered in the Bitterroot National Forest following Saturday night's thunderstorms.

Lightning strikes kill 320 million trees yearly worldwide. This causes significant carbon emissions, almost matching ...

MISSOULA — Lightning has sparked six new fires across the southern side of the Bitterroot National Forest near Missoula, according to Discover Bitterroot National Forest's Facebook page. The fires, ...

MISSOULA — The Lolo National Forest is providing an update on several wildfires burning in Western Montana. Newman Fire, located 9 miles west of St. Regis near Newman Ridge. The lightning-caused fire ...

Lightning has a greater impact on forests than previously thought. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) ...

Lightning kills about 320 million trees yearly, especially tall ones in tropical forests. It releases up to 1.09 billion tons ...