Deaths, injuries, and damages from lightning in the United States in the 1890s in comparison with the 1990s

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1563-1573

  Holle, Ronald L ^a,b   López, Raúl E ^a,b   Navarro, Bradley C ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Weathernews ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; EDUCATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS;

LIGHTNING RISK; LIGHTNING-CAUSED CASUALTIES; LIGHTNING-RELATED FATALITY;

LIGHTNING;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; DAMAGE; LIGHTNING;

EID: 28144451537     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2287.1     Document Type: Article

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