The aurora borealis and aurora australis occur simultaneously at both poles of the Earth.

In 1908, a massive explosion flattened forests in Siberia in what is known as the Tunguska event.

Pompeii was buried so quickly by volcanic ash in 79 AD that many victims were preserved mid-action.

A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.

Lightning can heat air hotter than the surface of the Sun.

Tsunamis can travel across entire ocean basins.

Trees growing on slopes develop asymmetric root systems and denser wood on the downhill side for stability.

Trees in a forest share resources through mycorrhizal networks — mother trees can send carbon to seedlings in shade.

Some trees can communicate with each other using underground fungal networks.