Comments on: The Aftermath of Last Night’s Storm http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/07/09/the-aftermath-of-last-nights-storm/ Joey deVilla's Personal Blog Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:27:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Chris Taylor http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/07/09/the-aftermath-of-last-nights-storm/comment-page-1/#comment-14645 Chris Taylor Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:25:57 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/?p=6990#comment-14645 My understanding was that it's not okay to be under a solitary tree (or any exposed, elevated surface) in a clear area, as this carries greater risk of lightning strike. But it's (relatively) okay to be in say, a forest, as long as you're not directly under a tree and in a low-lying area, not in the tallest stand of trees. Presumably in the forest the bigger risk is dying from asphyxiation due to a forest fire ignited by a lightning strike. My understanding was that it’s not okay to be under a solitary tree (or any exposed, elevated surface) in a clear area, as this carries greater risk of lightning strike. But it’s (relatively) okay to be in say, a forest, as long as you’re not directly under a tree and in a low-lying area, not in the tallest stand of trees. Presumably in the forest the bigger risk is dying from asphyxiation due to a forest fire ignited by a lightning strike.

]]> By: Anne Onimos http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/07/09/the-aftermath-of-last-nights-storm/comment-page-1/#comment-14637 Anne Onimos Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:03:36 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/?p=6990#comment-14637 "One of those lightning strikes killed a man who was taking shelter under a tree, which goes against every bit of thunderstorm safety advice I’ve ever heard." Really? I was taught from childhood *never* to shelter under a tree during a thunder storm. “One of those lightning strikes killed a man who was taking shelter under a tree, which goes against every bit of thunderstorm safety advice I’ve ever heard.”

Really? I was taught from childhood *never* to shelter under a tree during a thunder storm.

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