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"Stay inside The WMO reiterated the dangers of lightning, and the many lives it claims every year. Previous extreme examples have led to major loss of life: i

"Stay inside The WMO reiterated the dangers of lightning, and the many lives it claims every year. Previous extreme examples have led to major loss of life: in 1975, for example, 21 people in Zimbabwe were killed when a single flash hit the hut in which they were sheltering" So it didn't really help them to stay inside.

airstrike 6y ago
I guess the difference is whether you're staying inside a hut or a modern building with a grounding system
- sebazzz 6y ago
  That brick and stone house I'm in does not have any grounding as far as I know. However, I think the wet trees next to it will probably be a better conductor.