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Effects of lightning
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Every year hundreds of people killed during the storm seasons, the most common cause is the lightning strike near the area where the shelter or by a direct hit (lightning stroke). During a storm the voltage in the atmosphere can reach values of 200,000 to 1,000,000 V between the ionosphere and the ground. Worldwide generated more than 44,000 storms over 8,000,000 rays at every moment, which release their energy to ground to compensate for the saturation energy ecosystem loading in the atmosphere. Lightning is a reflection of the reaction of electrical charge between the atmosphere and land. The beam is responsible for electrical balance. recent lightning strikes will give you an idea of its effects.
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