Surviving a lightning strike 9 Articles

by John Traveler

There are probably a lot of people out there who have had a lot more opportunity to be in the close proximity of a lightening strike than I. But when I was stationed at Keesler AFB in Mississippi, lighting was a part of ev...read more

by Jane Allyson

It is not a question that would immediately spring to mind, but how many of you realize that being injured through lightening strikes or even killed by one, is a reality that many Americans have to face each year? Each ...read more

by Meg A Wright

They say lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but once it still too many times for a person hit by a lightning strike. Many times people don't realize they have been struck. In the United States a reported 67...read more

by Don A Shepard

Lightning is very deadly. In fact according to the National Weather Service it is responsible for an average of 62 deaths and 300 documented injuries a year over the past 30 years in the United States. This is second only ...read more

by Paul Lines

According to various reports, there have been a number of cases where people have survived an incident of actually being struck by lightening. In some cases these people have suffered little more than minor burns, whilst i...read more

by Harriet Lee

In spite of what is depicted in the media and is portrayed in children's cartoons being struck by lightning does not mean you will burst into flames. Clothes can however get shredded and hair may be singed but you will no...read more

by Rex Trulove

It may seem strange to some, but we are still in the early learning stages when it comes to lightning. More knowledge is being amassed every year about this phenomenon. One of the reasons that so much time, effort, and...read more

by Suzie Jane

According to the NOAA 75 to 80 percent of all lightning happens inside the storm clouds and does not strike Earth. However, when it does hit land or objects it can be deadly. Most of us are taught from a young age to see...read more

by Trisha Orlando

Men are more likely to be struck by lightning than women by 4%. Why is this? It could be because men are more prone to swing metal objects outdoors? No one knows for sure. Could be that lightening is just more attracted...read more