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

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

New fires have been reported after storms passed through the Shasta-Trinity National Forest July 25-27. These new incidents engaged by Forest Service firefighters include: • Beetle Fire, 0.5 acre, ...

MISSOULA — Lightning has sparked six new fires across the southern side of the Bitterroot National Forest near Missoula, ...

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

Two significant wildfires sparked by lightning strikes continue to burn across thousands of acres in Idaho's Payette National ...

Areas west of the Cascades could receive dangerous lightning later in the week, according to the NWS. The agency has issued a "Fire Weather Watch" for eastern Lane and Linn Counties, as well as most ...

Firefighters are making substantial progress on the Green Fire, which has burned 19,022 acres since it was ignited by ...

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

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

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 ...

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