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It is estimated that lightning injuries occur 240,000 times a year with 24,000 deaths. [1] Among pregnant women who are hit by lightning, the death of the fetus occurs in about half. [1] In the United States about 1 in 10,000 people are hit by lightning during their lifetime. [1] Males are affected four times more often than females. [1]
He was hit again in July 1969. Unusually, he was hit while in his truck, driving on a mountain road – the metal body of a vehicle normally protects people from lightning strikes by acting as a Faraday cage. The lightning first hit nearby trees and was deflected into the open window of the truck.
A lightning strike or lightning bolt is a lightning event in which an electric discharge takes place between the atmosphere and the ground. Most originate in a cumulonimbus cloud and terminate on the ground, called cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning.
The storm was already on shore by the time Dispoto got back to the beach, and at around 7.30pm, Dispoto was hit by lightning and found unresponsive.
Storm chaser Christopher Riske was out chasing tornadic supercells this week in Gilmore City, Iowa, about two hours north of Des Moines, when he accidentally caught something on camera that might ...
During a storm in Tampa, Florida, on July 1, Michaelle May Whalen decided that it would be a cool idea to try to get a video of the lightning as her family caravanned down the highway. Little did ...
A 16-year-old boy died Wednesday after he was apparently struck by lightning while riding a bicycle in Florida, police said. The teen was found lying in the grass in the area of Southwest 67th ...
Antony (or Tony) Cicoria (born 1952), is a man who is famous for having developed an obsession for piano (listening and practicing) after being struck by lightning. [1] He is a doctor specializing in orthopedic medicine , orthopedic surgery , orthotics , prosthetic supplies, and sports medicine .