![]() Windows are hazardous for two reasons: wind generated during a thunderstorm can blow objects into the window, breaking it and causing glass to shatter and second, in older homes, in rare instances, lightning can come in cracks in the sides of windows. This means staying off corded phones, electrical appliances, wires, TV cables, computers, plumbing, metal doors and windows. Myth: If you are in a house, you are 100% safe from lightning.įact: A house is a safe place to be during a thunderstorm as long as you avoid anything that conducts electricity. Myth: If outside in a thunderstorm, you should seek shelter under a tree to stay dry.įact: Being underneath a tree is the second leading cause of lightning casualties. Imagine if someone died because people were afraid to give CPR! When tending to a lightning victim, be aware of the continued threat for lightning, and move yourself and the victim to a safe location as soon as it is possible. This is the most chilling of lightning Myths. It is perfectly safe to touch a lightning victim to give them first aid. If you touch them, you’ll be electrocuted.įact: The human body does not store electricity. “Bolts from the blue” can strike 10-15 miles from the thunderstorm. Myth: If it’s not raining or there aren’t clouds overhead, you’re safe from lightning.įact: Lightning often strikes more than three miles from the center of the thunderstorm, far outside the rain or thunderstorm cloud. The Empire State Building is hit an average of 23 times a year Myth: Lightning never strikes the same place twice.įact: Lightning often strikes the same place repeatedly, especially if it's a tall, pointy, isolated object. See our safety page for tips that may slightly reduce your risk. If you are too far to run to one of these options, you have no other good alternative. Run to a substantial building or hard topped vehicle. Wikipédia:Érdekességek a kezdőlapon/2017 II.Myth: If you're caught outside during a thunderstorm, you should crouch down to reduce your risk of being struck.įact: Crouching doesn't make you any safer outdoors.Portail:Vie extraterrestre et ufologie/Livres.Modèle sociopsychologique du phénomène ovni.Wikipedia:Auskunft/Archiv/2017/Woche 22.PDM Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 false false File history This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Copyright may extend on works created by French who died for France in World War II ( more information), Russians who served in the Eastern Front of World War II (known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia) and posthumously rehabilitated victims of Soviet repressions ( more information). Côte d'Ivoire has a general copyright term of 99 years and Honduras has 75 years, but they do implement the rule of the shorter term. This image may not be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do not implement the rule of the shorter term. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Jamaica has 95 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. Originally uploaded to Wikipedia en: by as PD 19th century engraving depicting ball lightning
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