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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 2006
Page
8
Betty Debnam notes Thunder Roars Go Indoors and warns Lightning Kills Play It Safe during Lightning Awareness Week June 18 to 24. National Weather Service experts explain safety and lightning basics in concise guidance.
Lightning kills about 67 people yearly in the United States and causes roughly 300 injuries, yet it lacks the big storm publicity. About 25 million ground strikes and ten times as many cloud to cloud flashes occur annually, according to Vaisala.
The article warns that danger from lightning exists even with blue skies and that lightning can travel 10 miles from a storm. It advises seeking indoor shelter or a hard topped vehicle with windows up, noting that most lightning deaths occur after a storm. Open shelters offer no protection.
Animal Planet debuts a 13 part weekly series about meerkats titled Meerkat Manor. The Whiskers family in the Kalahari Desert is led by Flower and documented over a decade during a Cambridge University study. Narration is by Sean Astin.
Practical thunderstorm guidance covers entering a safe place, avoiding water and boats, seeking shelter under sturdy structures, staying away from tall objects and conductors, and keeping clear of plumbing and wired devices. It explains how lightning forms and why static electricity differs from current, emphasizing cautious behavior during storms.
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