Get to Know The Various Types of Lightning You know lightning when you see it, but did you know there are actually many different types of lightning? Of course, all lightning is an electrical discharge caused by the charge imbalances between clouds and the ground, or cloud to cloud. When this imbalance strikes a tipping…
What It Feels Like To Be Struck By Lightning Without a doubt, you’re an unlucky person if you get struck by lightning–but that doesn’t mean it can’t happen. Because of this possibility, it’s hard not to wonder what it would feel like having all that powerful electricity surge through your body. You may be surprised…
For those who work outdoors – having a good weather monitoring device is essential Consider all the occupations where the ‘office’ is outdoors: · Mining · Landscaping · Roofing · Construction · Highways and road crews · Airport ground personnel · Lifeguards · Power utility repair · Heavy equipment operation · Farming and field labor…
Contrary to popular belief, Colorado lightning can strike twice. After all, there is no way to completely evade lightning–it is a natural phenomenon. The Denver area recently experienced two separate lightning-related accidents that transpired in early May 2017. In the first situation, a woman was watching a Little League baseball game in Highlands Ranch. According…
When we think of weather-related dangers during the summer months, our minds tend to wander towards the catastrophic. Things like tornadoes, floods, fires, or hurricanes. Even lightning is frightening. But are these huge events really the things we should be worried about, day in and day out? On average, heat index kills and hospitalizes more…
An interesting article from ListVerse lists 10 ‘bizarre’ lightning phenomena as impressive as the lightning itself. To read the full list, click here. · Restoring sight to the blind – a truck driver was blinded in a traffic accident. Nine years later his sight was miraculously restored when he was struck by lightning after taking…
The 30/30 Rule Many of us have heard that if you determine the lightning distance from you to a strike by counting the number of seconds between hearing thunder and seeing a lightning strike, that is how far away in miles the lightning is (not true). This notion is actually called “flash-to-bang” method because of…
While we all know the saying “lightning never strikes in the same place twice,” according to NOAA, lightning does, however, strike in the United States about 25 million times a year. And while lightning occurs most often during the summer months, you can still be struck at any time of year. Lightning strikes are responsible…
Source: National Lightning Safety Institute Though no place is absolutely safe from lightning, some places are safer than others. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are within striking distance. Seek safe shelter immediately. If caught outside: · Seek shelter in a large enclosed building (not a picnic shelter or shed) · Another safe location…
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