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A journal paper was published under the title of "Lightning protection for trees and related property" (R. Cripe, Journal of Arboriculture; Sept.24 2007) that notes Pine Trees are third most likely to be struck by lightning; after oak and elm. Pine trees are noted as being on average taller than other trees, having a direct water-table root system and their needles have a lower resistance (higher conductivity).
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Would cutting down trees affect the amount of evaporation in an area?
Yes.
Why is it so important to wear a jacket?
So you do not get cold which in turn means you are less likely to get sick.
Why is it less likely to get an earthquake in Chicago Illinois?
Chicago is not on a fault line so there can't be earthquakes.
Are volcanoes and earthquakes more likely in North Carolina?
More likely than where? please make your questions unambiguous. In general the east side of the US is less likely to have earthquakes and volcanoes as compared to the west side.
Are people who tend to express their anger in hostile ways less likely to die of heart disease?
False
Why is it safe to stay in the car when lightning strikes?
This is because your vehicle is insulated from the ground by its rubber tires. Making it less likely to be struck.
What plant is less likely to grow on a prairie?
trees and grass
Why should you take shelter under short trees rather than tall?
we should take shelter under short trees rather than tall because short trees are less in height and there are less chances for it to catch electric lightning
Are giraffes more likely to be struck by lightning?
According to a paper published in 2011 by one of the foremost experts on lightning safety, Chandima Gomes, "animals with a large separation between their front and back feet... are vulnerable to receive lightning injuries due to the dangerous potential differences that may built up between these feet, in the event of nearby lightning." The paper went on to say that taller animals like giraffes and elephants could be more susceptible to "side flashes," where lightning rebounds after striking a nearby tree.Giraffes being long and tall, those two points seem to indicate that they’re more likely to be struck, but because the occurrence of lightning striking an animal is so rare, there is not enough numerical evidence to support the theory. According to Julian Fennessy, a Namibia-based conservationist and chair of the International Giraffe Working Group, "if you're in the wrong place at the wrong time you're susceptible—it's not that giraffes stand out like lightning rods."
What are some trees most likely to be undamaged by woodpeckers?
Woodpeckers attack trees that are infested by insects...that is what they are after. So trees that are less likely to suffer insect infestation are MORE likely to be left undamaged by woodpeckers. I don't know of any tree totally impervious to insects.
If the electrons and protons attract in what way is it dangerous for you to stand under a tree when there is lightning?
The fact that electrons and protons attract has little if anything to do with lightning or why it is dangerous. Lightning is a huge burst of stored electric charge. That charge becomes a very high current through the air, but electric current prefers to go through things like water and metal, because it's less resisitive than air. This means that trees are more likely to get hit by lightning (as are other tall objects like churches and buildings). So, standing under one means it is quite possible you will get hit by the lightning too.
What should you do if thunder and lightning happens?
This depends on where you are. If you are inside you have nothing to worry about. If you are outside, spread at least 200 feet from your friends and crouch down over your feet with your back rounded over hugging your needs facing the ground. A round surface is less likely to get struck. Also, do not be near a tree.
How often does cloud-to-ground lightning strike?
less than 10% of all lightning
Do ships get struck by lightning?
Sailboats with high mast get struck every so often. Small fiberglass boats hardly ever get struck. in the last ten years, only 8 fiberglass boats under 35ft have been reported struck by lightning. Thats less than one per year! These studies have been compiled with using insurance/acturary statistics. Large steel vessels and tall sailboats with conductive mast's are more likely to get struck, but even those numbers are suprisingly low.
Why does lightning hit people?
When charged particles in the storm clouds, Positive in the bottoms and Negative at the top, also known as the 'anvil', gather in clumps, they can be sent downwards in the form of lightning to connect to the positive charges in the Earth's soil. Lightning is 'lazy' and seeks a path of least resistance, and sometimes that path could be through a human body. They advise you not to stand next to trees because since they are tall, the lightning might decide to travel through them because they offer less resistance and it might hit you as well. Me, being a person who has experienced being struck by lightning can say that making yourself the tallest or largest object in the way of lightning is a foolish thing to do, because you will provide a path of least resistance for it to follow.
Why is lightning in the winter so rare?
because the atmosphere is more stable. during the summer, the earth is heated unevenly (either the north or south hermispheres), with causes convection currents in the atmoshere-which causes our weather-and creates static in the form of lightning. in the winter, this is less likely to happen, therefore lightning in the winter is rare.
Why arboreal animals do not fall from trees?
Even arboreal animals can fall from trees. It's less likely to happen because they have various adaptations to life in the trees depending on their niche and they get a lot of practice. Prehensile tails, opposable thumbs etc.
