Rick
02-12-2008, 07:34 PM
Here are some lightening facts from computerwizard.com
Lightning strikes the Earth 1,800 times at any moment.
Lightning puts 10 million tons of nitrogen into the Earth each year.
The Earth has 100 lightning strikes per second - 3.6 trillion per year!
The Earth has 2,000 thunderstorms at any one time!
Without thunderstorms, the earth would lose its electric charge in less than 1 hour.
Florida is the Lightning Capital of the U.S.
Lightning is the #2 weather killer in the U.S.
Lightning is the #1 weather killer in Florida - more than all other weather deaths combined!
Florida leads the U.S. in lightning deaths, injuries, and casualties
Texas is #2.
Pennsylvania leads the U.S. in lightning damage.
The U.S. has 20 Million cloud-to-ground lightning flashes each year - up to 70 Million lightning flashes aloft are also counted!
The U.S. has 100,000 thunderstorms per year.
The Odds Of An Individual Being Struck By Lightning Each Year In The U.S. Is About 300,000 To 1
Lightning injures many more than it kills.
Lightning often causes life-long severe debilitating injuries.
Lightning kills about 100 people in the U.S. each year.
Lightning injures about 1000 people in the U.S. each year.
In the U.S., lightning kills more than Hurricanes and Tornadoes, combined. Only floods kill more!
Lightning causes $5 Billion of economic impact in the U.S. each year.
Most lightning strikes occur either at the beginning or end of a storm.
Lightning is 50,000° F - three times as hot as the Sun.
Lightning is only 1 inch in diameter.
Lightning has been observed over 100 miles long.
An average lightning flash has the energy of a 1-kiloton explosion.
Lightning voltage can be up to 300 million volts.
Lightning current averages 30,000 amps, but ranges from 10,000 to 200,000 amps - 100 To 1,000 times as strong as a steel welder.
Holy Cow! With numbers like that it only makes good sense to practice lightening safety. Here are some tips of what to do and what not to do:
http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/enviromentalissues/a/lightning.htm
Lightning strikes the Earth 1,800 times at any moment.
Lightning puts 10 million tons of nitrogen into the Earth each year.
The Earth has 100 lightning strikes per second - 3.6 trillion per year!
The Earth has 2,000 thunderstorms at any one time!
Without thunderstorms, the earth would lose its electric charge in less than 1 hour.
Florida is the Lightning Capital of the U.S.
Lightning is the #2 weather killer in the U.S.
Lightning is the #1 weather killer in Florida - more than all other weather deaths combined!
Florida leads the U.S. in lightning deaths, injuries, and casualties
Texas is #2.
Pennsylvania leads the U.S. in lightning damage.
The U.S. has 20 Million cloud-to-ground lightning flashes each year - up to 70 Million lightning flashes aloft are also counted!
The U.S. has 100,000 thunderstorms per year.
The Odds Of An Individual Being Struck By Lightning Each Year In The U.S. Is About 300,000 To 1
Lightning injures many more than it kills.
Lightning often causes life-long severe debilitating injuries.
Lightning kills about 100 people in the U.S. each year.
Lightning injures about 1000 people in the U.S. each year.
In the U.S., lightning kills more than Hurricanes and Tornadoes, combined. Only floods kill more!
Lightning causes $5 Billion of economic impact in the U.S. each year.
Most lightning strikes occur either at the beginning or end of a storm.
Lightning is 50,000° F - three times as hot as the Sun.
Lightning is only 1 inch in diameter.
Lightning has been observed over 100 miles long.
An average lightning flash has the energy of a 1-kiloton explosion.
Lightning voltage can be up to 300 million volts.
Lightning current averages 30,000 amps, but ranges from 10,000 to 200,000 amps - 100 To 1,000 times as strong as a steel welder.
Holy Cow! With numbers like that it only makes good sense to practice lightening safety. Here are some tips of what to do and what not to do:
http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/enviromentalissues/a/lightning.htm