Lightning protection systems use large copper cables ... that leads away from the tree where the cable is connected to a ground rod. This protects the tree and the people around it by giving ...

Though being struck by lightning is usually bad, the tropical tree Dipteryx oleifera benefits. A strike kills other nearby trees and parasitic vines.

An airplane flying between oppositely charged regions can trigger lightning within a cloud, from cloud to cloud, or from cloud to ground. Chris Cosner Every airliner is struck by lightning in ...