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As lightning comes down, it looks for the first thing to hit, which is why trees and other tall structures get hit more than humans.
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What does lighting strike the most?
Trees
Why is a tree not safe during lightning?
Lightning tends to strike tall objects such as trees. When lightning does strike a tree it can kill or injure people and animals underneath it.
What are the Safety risks during a thunder storm?
Lightning strike and subsequent eletrocution, fires started due to lightning strike, then all dangers that can follow from a fire. Trees, masts, part of buildings falling as a result of lightning strike. Strong winds can damage buildings and topple trees. Heavy rains can cause flooding, with all those associated dangers.
What is lightening electricity?
Lightning is a massive electrostatic discharge caused by unbalanced electric chargesin the atmosphere, and resulting in a strike, from a cloud to itself, a cloud to a cloud or a cloud to ground, and accompanied by the loud sound of thunder.
Why do you shelter under a tree during a thunderstorm?
Sheltering under a tree during a thunderstorm is not safe because trees are a prominent target for lightning strikes. Lightning tends to strike taller objects, and trees can conduct the electricity from a lightning strike to the ground, putting anyone near them at risk of electrocution. It is safer to find shelter in a sturdy building or a fully enclosed vehicle during a thunderstorm.
What happens when lighning is going to strike?
thunder comes after and not to long after it rains
Where does the Lightning strike?
at trees
Where does lightning strike the most?
at trees
What does lighting strike the most?
Trees
Can lighning kill?
No, but lightning can.
When was the lighning thief made?
2005
How do wildfires strike?
wildfires strike by dry trees rubbing against each other in very dry land
What type of cloud produses lighning?
Cumulonimbus.
What is similar about a spark and a lighning bolt?
electricity
What is the setting in the lighning thief?
new york
How do you make lighning in doodle god?
void+electricity
How often does lightning strike trees?
lightening often strikes tall trees and buildings due to pointed end and action of point.
