Severe thunderstorms in KwaZulu-Natal have resulted in three fatalities and extensive damage. More than 460 residents have been affected as warnings persist.

“The electrical activity of trees is a real phenomenon but it’s still a nascent field of inquiry,” said Novoplansky. “The ...

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A 72-year-old Norfolk, Nebraska, man died early Thursday in Pierce County when his pickup truck left the road and struck a tree. Public safety reporter {{description}} Email notifications are only ...

“The shift signals a broader surge in lightning activity across the Great Plains,” according to a new report Getty Stock Images/Connect Images Last year, Florida was dethroned as the lightning strike ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

It’ll be a tree-mendous freeze. Forecasters are warning that expected subzero temperatures could cause trees to explode as a brutal cold snap is expected to wallop most of the country in the coming ...

A beloved Florida teacher who grew up in Pembroke Pines is on the road to recovery after a lightning strike left him fighting for his life in Peru. But his family’s hopeful that their community (and ...

Challenges for firefighters and future prevention Pyrocumulonimbus creates a higher chance of lightning strikes, and, depending on wind and environmental conditions, the clouds don't always coincide ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning cannot be stopped. Many have tried over the past several weeks, but all have failed — miserably. And if things continue on the current trajectory, nobody quite knows for sure ...