Yes thunder can be dangerous, but it depends how close you are to it.
Thunder can damage your ears depending on how loud/close you are to it.
Be careful to distinguish thunder from lightning, which are related but different. Lightening is the actual electrical discharge, and is dangerous because you can be electrocuted. Thunder is just the sound from to lightning, and so it could only hurt your ears if it is very loud (which is pretty unlikely). This is most likely to occur from a positive C-G strike since it contains up to 300 000 amperes which in return creates the loudest of thunder. Also thunder from these strikes have popped nails from wood and even crack windows.
While thunder itself is not usually dangerous, except in extremely rare circumstances, thunderstorms are, because they are associated with meteorological phenomena like lightning, which can be highly dangerous. If you observe a thunderstorm approaching, try to take cover indoors, and refrain from using the phone or other electrical appliances while staying well clear of the windows. If you are caught outside during a storm, hunch as low to the ground as you can, and avoid lone trees or metal, which can attract lightning. If someone is struck by lighting during a thunderstorm, get medical attention as soon as possible. Several things make thunderstorms dangerous. The first is lightning, which accompanies most thunderstorms. Lightning is an electrical discharge which occurs as a result of the separation of positive and negative particles which occurs in many storm systems as the clouds are jostled in the weather. If struck by lightning, a person can die or be seriously injured, and lightning will also damage homes and other property. While death or severe injuries from a lightning strike are rare, they do happen. Thunderstorms are also associated with heavy rain, winds, and hail. The leading cause of death related to thunderstorms is actually flash flooding, which occurs when high amounts of rain fall in a very short period of time. Some areas are more prone to flash flooding than others, but if you are caught in a thunderstorm, watch out for gullies and gulches which may collect water in a flash flood. High wind can cause property damage and fell trees and power lines, potentially posing a hazard, while hail can be deadly if the chunks are large enough, or at least cause serious bruising. In some areas, tornadoes are associated with thunderstorms. Although this does not always occur, a tornado can be very hazardous for people caught in it, and it can contribute to property damage if it gets large enough. If you live in an area which is prone to tornadoes, shelter should be taken in a basement during thunderstorms to avoid the potentially devastating sensation of being caught in a tornado. If you have young children, make sure that they understand thunderstorm safety, especially if you live in a region where thunderstorms are frequent. Be aware that lightning can also strike randomly far away from a thunderstorm, so if you can hear or see a thunderstorm, you should take measures to protect yourself. You may also want to consider wearing ear protection, as thunder at high decibel levels can have an impact on your hearing, or leave you with ringing ears for several days.
It might you may never know. Either way you stay away from it.
You tell me: Is getting hit by a bolt of electricity powerful to power NYC for a day and hotter than the surface of the sun pertinent to good health? I think not.
No. Thunder is simply sound. Lightning, the cause of thunder, can be deadly.
Yes. Severe thunderstorms can produce a number of weather hazards including large hail, damaging wind, lightning, flooding, and even tornadoes.
Yes its really dangerous.
Thunder is not dangerous; it is merely sound. It is lightning that is dangerous. The most dangerous type is cloud-to-ground lightning.
the most dangerouse thunder storm was in china in May 23 1765.
a thunder can get a lot of energy. when you get near to a thunder you can die for the shock they also take out your lights in your house. A thunder storm is frightening, raging, dangerous, windy,when a lightening bolt comes down its like the sky is split in two! Tempest, Ra-gin skies, violet clouds, flashes of light!
A thunder "slap" does not exist. A thunder "clap" does. A thunder clap is the term given to the sound thunder is and makes.
Thunder results from the rapid expansion of air along a lightning strike.
Thunder is not dangerous; it is merely sound. It is lightning that is dangerous. The most dangerous type is cloud-to-ground lightning.
Thunder is the result of the rapid expansion of the column of superheated air that surrounds a lightning discharge. The lightning is dangerous, but the thunder isn't.
Thunder is just noise, so no. No to rain, too, unless the appliance is outdoors. Lightning, which causes thunder, could be dangerous to appliances with delicate electronics in them.
no. only things that are metal are dandrous in a thunder storm
Lightning can strike and kill you, or start fires. Thunder can't hurt anyone.
the most dangerouse thunder storm was in china in May 23 1765.
Thunder is not louder to dogs than it is to humans, but thunder is more frightening to dogs than it is to humans, because we humans know what thunder is, and dogs don't. To a dog, thunder sounds like the barking of some ridiculously large animal, which would of course be extremely dangerous, if it actually existed.
a thunder can get a lot of energy. when you get near to a thunder you can die for the shock they also take out your lights in your house. A thunder storm is frightening, raging, dangerous, windy,when a lightening bolt comes down its like the sky is split in two! Tempest, Ra-gin skies, violet clouds, flashes of light!
Unless you have a heart attack from the loud sound of thunder i wouldn't think so however lighting can be very dangerous and could certainly result in death.
The farther in between the two, the farther away the danger.
Yes. But is dangerous to be outside during thunder or severe storms.
It could be. The light from the flash travels much more quickly than the sound waves that make up the thunder. So a longer time between them indicates that the lightning is farther away. If the thunder is immediate, you are very close to the lightning!