Hundreds of millions of trees die from lightning strikes worldwide every year, and as the climate changes, that number is rising. In tropical rainforests, these strikes are a leading cause of tree ...

Knowing when to prepare for an approaching hurricane or tropical storm can be stressful, which is why is it important to ...

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a law in January 2025 to lead efforts to establish the largest ...

It is a common misunderstanding that if you live in the path of an approaching tropical system, you should evacuate. It may ...

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.

Its destructive power, which can kill living beings or ignite objects or buildings, appears to benefit some trees. According to this study, certain large specimens of tropical forests benefit from ...

Each year, lightning claims hundreds of millions of trees worldwide, leaving behind scorched trunks and shattered branches. Yet, in an intriguing twist of nature, some tropical trees have turned ...

The science of predicting volcanic eruptions can genuinely save lives – potentially, a lot of lives – and researchers have ...

But for at least one tropical tree species ... that being hit by lightning could have only negative effects on trees. “Your best-case scenario is that you’re kind of okay, and your worst ...

Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia is bearing ... an hour and wind gusts higher still, at 290km/h. That’s strong enough to flatten homes, trees, power lines and other infrastructure.

Tropical Cyclone Tam is heading towards New Zealand, bringing 100km/h winds to Auckland ... after severe wind gusts from Cyclone Tam toppled trees and downed powerlines. Aucklanders have been ...

While Helene became a tropical storm with winds of 70 m.p.h. as it moved across Georgia ... lapped at partially submerged buildings. Falling trees knocked down power lines. Impacts elsewhere ...