Record #:

16682

Author(s):

Barnes, Jay

Abstract:

North Carolina is the second most-dangerous state for lightning strikes, averaging eleven flashes per square mile each year. Florida ranks first with twenty-five flashes. Barnes defines lightning and identifies the common types and lists ways to avoid being struck.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 76 Issue 3, May/June 2012, p24-29, il

Subject(s):

Lightning