Lightning Strikes
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Currently about 2 000 thunderstorms occur worldwide, producing about 100 lightning
strikes each second or 8 million strikes each day. Excluding incidental catastrophes and disasters,
lightning causes more deaths than any other natural event or phenomenon, claiming about
24 000 lives each year. It is also estimated that some 240 000 people a year will survive a
lightning strike. This evening we will be speaking about this phenomenon and topic with Senior
Specialist Forensic Pathologist, Ryan Blumenthal
strikes each second or 8 million strikes each day. Excluding incidental catastrophes and disasters,
lightning causes more deaths than any other natural event or phenomenon, claiming about
24 000 lives each year. It is also estimated that some 240 000 people a year will survive a
lightning strike. This evening we will be speaking about this phenomenon and topic with Senior
Specialist Forensic Pathologist, Ryan Blumenthal