A study published in PNAS Nexus shows that there are almost twice as many risky days for large human-caused fires in the ...

Dry lightning is unlikely near the Bay Area this ... and it should be more wet by Sunday.” The recent heat wave has pushed small, dead vegetation such as grasses and shrubs to record dry levels.

A lack of moisture on the ground during dry lightning is a bushfire hazard. Lightning strikes have started multiple bushfires and destroyed at least three homes across Victoria amid searing ...

Grassfires sparked by lightning destroyed at least two homes in Victoria's north west overnight, with fears of more property ...

San Luis Obispo County could see dry lightning strikes that could pose a fire threat on Friday as a heat wave continues in the area, according to the National Weather Service. According to a ...

Vic experienced the rare combination of extreme heat and severe thunderstorms, which sparked several new fires across the ...

Bushfires in two states have triggered warnings as extreme weather conditions place authorities on high alert as ...