Every year, lightning kills around 320 million trees across the globe, not with raging wildfires but through direct strikes that often go unseen. The trees don’t always fall dramatically; many die slowly from internal damage, their trunks fried from the inside out. In dense forests, these deaths blend into the background, unnoticed by satellites or…
India Weather News: देश की राजधानी दिल्ली समेत कई हिस्सों में जुलाई के पहले सप्ताह से ही मूसलाधार बारिश शुरू हो चुकी है. तेज बारिश के कारण दिल्ली-एनसीआर के कई इलाकों में जलजमाव की स्थिति बन गई है. वहीं किसानों के लिए यह बारिश वरदान साबित हो रही है. खासकर धान की फसल के लिए…
Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca waves to the crowd at the end of the Club World Cup round of 16 match between Benfica and Chelsea in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca criticized FIFA’s decision to host the Club World Cup in the United States after his team’s match…
AI image for representation NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a widespread weather alert for severe thunderstorms, lightning strikes, hailstorms, and heavy rainfall across several regions in India. Residents in the affected areas have been advised to take precautions and avoid non-essential travel.In a post on X, the IMD warned of a…
NEW DELHI: The lightning strikes in Bihar killed at least 25 people from seven districts- Nalanda, Siwan, Katihar, Darbhanga, Begusarai, and Jehanabad on Thursday, officials said. According to the chief minister’s office (CMO), in Nalanda, 18 deaths were reported, followed by two in Siwan, one each in Katihar, Darbhanga, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, and Jehanabad.Chief minister Nitish…
When lightning strikes a tree in the tropics, the whole forest explodes. “At their most extreme, it kind of looks like a bomb went off,” said Evan Gora, a forest ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, N.Y. Dozens of trees around the one that was struck are electrocuted. Within months, a…
MS Dhoni ends Phil Salt’s stay with brilliant stumping. (Video grab) NEW DELHI: At 43, Mahendra Singh Dhoni continues to showcase why he is one of the greatest wicketkeepers in cricket history. In Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) high-voltage IPL 2025 clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Friday, Dhoni’s incredible reflexes behind the stumps cut…
The third Test between India and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane continued to be affected by rain, but it was lightning and thunder that forced play to be suspended on Wednesday before rain arrived on the final morning of the match.It took Australia just eight balls to snare the last Indian wicket after the…
Fans who tuned in to watch the Indian resistance against Australia at the Gabba on Day 5 of the 3rd Test would have been left disappointed as the play was stopped. However, instead of rain, which has been the case over the past 4 days, on Wednesday, December 18, it was lightning that forced the…