For comparison, natural causes kill around 50 billion trees annually, occasionally creating 'farting' ghost forests. So while ...

Lightning strikes, although infrequent, pose a substantial risk to human health owing to their capacity to induce a broad spectrum of injuries. The mechanisms of injury involve direct electrical ...

asks Don Keith of Waterloo, Ont. He says the best idea he's come up with is to stay on the bike, keep his head down and hope his tires will insulate him in the event of being struck by lightning.