According to National Geographic, a single lightning bolt “can contain up to one billion volts of electricity.” When that kind of energy is surging through a tree, it’s no wonder lightning can do a lot of damage. Lighting can start fires, blow out windows, kill electrical equipment, and even fragment concrete. The damage caused by…
Thunderstorms with lightning can be frightening, and while we are safe in buildings, our trees stand alone against one of the most powerful forces in nature. We have all seen trees with the telltale black scar of a lightning strike, and some never recover. But there is a way to protect your trees from the…
Lightning is a real danger to humans and nature alike. Lightning tends to strike places of high conductivity, making it especially dangerous to trees which are tall and contain a lot of water. In fact, trees are the most common sufferers of lightning strikes. A tree hit by lightning in the past is still in…
