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In 2021 there were no lightning deaths in the US as of June [0]. This stat compares the lifetime odds of death from lightning [1] to several months of covid dat
by ed 5y ago
In 2021 there were no lightning deaths in the US as of June [0]. This stat compares the lifetime odds of death from lightning [1] to several months of covid data.
0 - https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/06/08/us-weather-lightning-fatailities/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/06/08/us-weather...
1 - https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/all-injuries/preventable-death-overview/odds-of-dying/data-details/ https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/all-injuries/preventable-death-o...
- mint2 5y agoYes the author of this article seems not to know statistics very well and is comparing apples to oranges, and why did wapo let it get published with such glaring wrong logic. Being an opinion piece doesn’t mean throw out all standards.
- JohnClark1337 5y agoThey're fighting for a righteous cause. It does not matter if people get vaccinated based on slightly misleading statements as long as they get vaccinated.
- eesmith 5y ago3 deaths as of 7/20/2021 - https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-fatalities https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-fatalities . The first was on June 9th, one day after your [0]. 2021 has had an uncommonly low number of deaths. The same link says the 10 year average is 25 fatalities per year, and on average about 7 by the end of July.