EPISODE · Jan 4, 2016 · 33 MIN

Lightning Strikes

from The Burning Issue & Talking Point · host The Voice of the Cape

Currently about 2 000 thunderstorms occur worldwide, producing about 100 lightning strikes each second or 8 million strikes each day. Excluding incidental catastrophes and disasters, lightning causes more deaths than any other natural event or phenomenon, claiming about 24 000 lives each year. It is also estimated that some 240 000 people a year will survive a lightning strike. This evening we will be speaking about this phenomenon and topic with Senior Specialist Forensic Pathologist, Ryan Blumenthal

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