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That’s certainly the nationwide stat. I wonder what it is when adjusted to the cohort of people standing out in the open during a storm that is currently strik
by gorgoiler 6y ago
That’s certainly the nationwide stat.
I wonder what it is when adjusted to the cohort of people standing out in the open during a storm that is currently striking things on the ground.
Or to put it another way, 100% of lightning deaths occur when standing outdoors in a storm.
- sokoloff 6y agoThat last point is factually incorrect. There have been lightning fatalities indoors via phone lines and plumbing.
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoSo, nearly 100%.
- sokoloff 6y agoAbout 1/3 of lightning injuries occur indoors, per the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/victimdata.html https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/victimdata.html (that's admittedly an injury figure, not a fatality figure, but it's probably wildly more common than you'd guess)
- gorgoiler 6y agoThat’s really interesting, thanks.