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- In the West, Lightning Grows as a Cause of Damaging Fires
In the West, wildfires caused by lightning have been growing bigger and occurring more frequently With climate change, other parts of the country may feel the effects, too
- Lightning Safety | National Lightning Safety Council
The Council recognizes National Lightning Safety Awareness Week as a unique opportunity to provide the public with safety information about lightning We also encourage you to visit NOAA's comprehensive lightning safety web site to learn more about lightning and lightning safety
- Part 10. 9: Electric Shock and Lightning Strikes | Circulation
The primary cause of death in victims of lightning strike is cardiac arrest, which may be associated with primary VF or asystole 7–10 Lightning acts as an instantaneous, massive direct current shock, simultaneously depolarizing the entire myocardium 8,11 In many cases intrinsic cardiac automaticity may spontaneously restore organized cardiac activity and a perfusing rhythm But concomitant
- Lightning: Expert Q A | NOVA | PBS
Lightning expert Joe Dwyer of the Florida Institute of Technology answers questions about nature's brightest flashes
- NFPA 780 and Protecting Buildings from Lightning Strikes
Lightning protection systems provide a safe path for electricity to travel to the ground without causing damage to the structure or its contents
- Microsoft Word - disaster death statistics. doc
1,700 injuries per year due to flash floods lightning injures 300 people in the U S each year (www pathnet org) Deaths: floods from thunderstorms have accounted for about 70 deaths per year lightning has caused an average of 55 fatalities per year thunderstorm winds cause an average of 31 deaths per year hail causes an average of one (www
- Lightning Safety Tips, Preparation, and Readiness | National . . .
Lightning kills as many as 2,000 people worldwide every year Hundreds more people are struck but survive, usually with lingering and debilitating symptoms
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