Israel's most notorious wildfire was in December 2010 on Mount Carmel near Haifa. It spread quickly, consuming much of the ...

“I’ve never seen anything like it,” Irvin wrote in a text. He added no one was injured due to the lightning strike, but estimated at least five or six homes were hit by debris causing damage ...

The driver swerves just in the nick of time, avoiding the lightning strike. The Southeast experienced significant severe weather, with Atlanta witnessing numerous lightning strikes.The lightning ...

We asked Gora how the tree can withstand shocking events — and whether that might hold lessons for the rest of us. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. NPR: What made you look into ...

Lightning strikes kill millions of trees each year — but it turns out that some large tropical trees can not only survive a strike, but also benefit from its effects, according to a recent study.