3 Amazing Cases of Lightning Strike Survivors
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Stories from lightning strike survivors. Lightning is an extremely powerful and dangerous force of nature. Lightning bolts are created when electrical imbalances build up between the clouds and the ground between two sets of clouds. The world experiences about 40 to 50 lightning strikes every second, with each year registering well over one billion […]
Determining the Distance Between Lightning and Thunder
Learn how to tell the distance between a lightning strike and thunder. Did you know that you can easily figure out how far you are from a lightning strike by watching the lightning flash and listening to thunder? Thunder and lightning actually happen at the same time, but since light travels faster than sound, you’ll […]
What is Petrified Lightning and How is it Created?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Understanding petrified lightning and how it forms. When lightning strikes the ground, the resultant temperature soars five times hotter than the sun’s surface. It’s a great deal of heat that can melt and fuse silica, sand, and some forms of soil. Petrified lightning, or fulgurite, is the glass formed by lightning striking the ground. […]
What are Super Lightning Bolts?
Learn more about Super Lightning Bolts and how to fortify against them. Lightning strikes are an all too common danger that property owners face each day, without even realizing it. A lightning strike can cause substantial damage and lead to extensive expenses if your property is struck either directly or nearby. Lightning storms are most […]
Lightning Safety Checklist
It’s Time to Take Lightning Safety Seriously At the very least, most people will know the basics of lightning safety. You may have heard it being discussed in safety meetings and possibly on television. The main points such as “don’t go outdoors during a lightning storm,” or “stay away from tall trees when lightning strikes,” […]
Information About Winter Lightning Storms
What are Winter Lightning Storms? Whether you choose to call it winter lightning storms, winter thunderstorms, or thundersnow storm, it all describes the same phenomenon. It is a type of storm where snow, instead of rainfall occurs, with the accompaniment of lightning. Most people associate thunderstorms with rain; however, it can happen in winter. How […]
The Worst Lightning Strikes Ever Recorded
The Worst Lightning Strikes Recorded At Lightning Master Corporation, protecting your employees and assets from lightning is our main goal. After working in the lightning protection business for over 30 years, we have learned a lot about how to provide the best protection from the worst lightning strikes. We have also kept records on some […]
Lightning Strike Records
What Lightning Strike Records Tell You Since you were a child, you have noticed one of the amazing spectacles of nature, known as a lightning strike. You were also told by your parents to stay indoors during thunderstorms. There is a reason why you were told to be careful, once lightning is in the area. […]
How Lightning Causes Transportation Disruptions
Storm Season Also Means Transportation Disruptions If you travel fairly regularly, then you will know that storms usually cause transportation disruptions. Whether it is winds, tornados, or heavy rain, you can be sure driving and other forms of transportation disruptions will occur. Storms will also disrupt airline services. There is another atmospheric phenomenon that can […]
Types of Lightning
What are the different types of lightning? Types of Lightning and Why they Matter Everyone knows of lightning and the dangers this phenomena can present. But did you know there are different types of lightning? If you are a facilities manager or owner and have to think about communication tower lightning protection, lightning protection for […]
