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

First, lightning sparked two infernos in Southern California. Then, one fire's intense heat spawned damaging fire tornadoes.

Storms over the Sierra Pass on Tuesday afternoon delivered more than 100 lightning strikes in just a few hours. The storms, including one near Truckee, stayed to the west and didn't reach Reno.

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

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 ...

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.