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Lightning Safety and Outdoor Sports Activities
Sports officials
Lightning Safety and Outdoor Sports Activities Sports officials must understand thunderstorms and lightning to ensure they make educated decisions on ...
Lightning Safety and Outdoor Sports Activities Sports officials must understand thunderstorms and lightning to ensure they make educated decisions on ...
Fact: Carrying an umbrella increases my risk of being hit
True.
Fact: Carrying an umbrella increases my risk of being hit True. Increasing your height by any amount increases your chances of being hit by a calcula...
Fact: Carrying an umbrella increases my risk of being hit True. Increasing your height by any amount increases your chances of being hit by a calcula...
"Pop-Up Tent Campers
Pop-up tent campers do not provide adequate
"Pop-Up Tent Campers Pop-up tent campers do not provide adequate protection from lightning, because they are made of a soft-sided cloth material that ...
"Pop-Up Tent Campers Pop-up tent campers do not provide adequate protection from lightning, because they are made of a soft-sided cloth material that ...
"MYTH: Structures With Metal, Or Metal On The Body (Jewelry,
"MYTH: Structures With Metal, Or Metal On The Body (Jewelry, Watches, Glasses, Backpacks, Etc.), Attract Lightning TRUTH: Height, pointy shape, and i...
"MYTH: Structures With Metal, Or Metal On The Body (Jewelry, Watches, Glasses, Backpacks, Etc.), Attract Lightning TRUTH: Height, pointy shape, and i...
"The term "heat lightning" is commonly used to describe lightning
"The term "heat lightning" is commonly used to describe lightning from a distant thunderstorm just too far away to see the actual cloud-to-ground flas...
"The term "heat lightning" is commonly used to describe lightning from a distant thunderstorm just too far away to see the actual cloud-to-ground flas...
"1. Carrying an umbrella can be dangerous when lightning is
"1. Carrying an umbrella can be dangerous when lightning is present. Fact. Anything that makes you taller increases your risk. 2. If lightning only...
"1. Carrying an umbrella can be dangerous when lightning is present. Fact. Anything that makes you taller increases your risk. 2. If lightning only...
"In a typical year, lightning kills 50-100 people and injures 10
"In a typical year, lightning kills 50-100 people and injures 10 times as many. The temperature in a bolt of lightning can reach 50,000 degrees Fahren...
"In a typical year, lightning kills 50-100 people and injures 10 times as many. The temperature in a bolt of lightning can reach 50,000 degrees Fahren...
Remember: "If you are caught outside and a storm is approaching,
Remember: "If you are caught outside and a storm is approaching, quickly get to safety. If while trying to get to a safe building your skin tingles an...
Remember: "If you are caught outside and a storm is approaching, quickly get to safety. If while trying to get to a safe building your skin tingles an...
"Pop-Up Tent Campers
Pop-up tent campers do not provide adequate
"Pop-Up Tent Campers Pop-up tent campers do not provide adequate protection from lightning, because they are made of a soft-sided cloth material that...
"Pop-Up Tent Campers Pop-up tent campers do not provide adequate protection from lightning, because they are made of a soft-sided cloth material that...
"Myth: Structures with metal, or metal on the body (jewelry, cell
"Myth: Structures with metal, or metal on the body (jewelry, cell phones,Mp3 players, watches, etc), attract lightning. Fact: Height, pointy shape, an...
"Myth: Structures with metal, or metal on the body (jewelry, cell phones,Mp3 players, watches, etc), attract lightning. Fact: Height, pointy shape, an...
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