The most recent occurred on April 2 in Masaka City, where a lightning bolt struck Sserinya Primary School, killing a teacher, ...

Lightning is usually seen as a harbinger of destruction in forests, killing or damaging trees in their blasts. But in the ...

The Ranchi Meteorological Centre has issued a crucial thunderstorm and lightning alert for Jharkhand, forecasting turbulent weather conditions over the next four days. Gusty winds reaching speeds of ...

The tonka bean tree, scientifically known as Dipteryx oleifera, has developed the ability to not only survive strikes but ...

Lightning strikes kill millions of trees each year — but it turns out that some large tropical trees can not only survive a ...

A tropical tree species in Panama’s lowland rainforest appears to benefit from lightning strikes by surviving unscathed while ...

The tonka bean tree can survive a lightning strike, and thrive. Lightning strikes may kill untold numbers of trees every year, but one tropical species has evolved to benefit from the sudden jolts ...