| Lightning is one of natures fiercest forces & it | | | | the ground as possible whilst also contacting the |
| quite unpredictable. On many occasions I've seen it | | | | ground as little as possible. This means that you a |
| strike many miles from the storm front, especially close | | | | much less of a conductor as normal & the |
| to the ocean or water. That being said, there are a | | | | lightning is more likely to discharge through another |
| number of things that you can do to protect yourself | | | | target. The position also reduces the risk should you |
| during a lightning storm. | | | | get hit by a strike by diverting the discharge away |
| Do not stand Under a Tree | | | | from your vital organs (such as brain & heart). |
| Trees are perhaps one of the worst places to be | | | | In the car |
| during a lightning storm, the reasons for this is that | | | | Cars are one of the safer places to be during a |
| Lightning is attracted to high objects that will conduct | | | | lightning storm. If lightning strikes, the body of the car |
| the electrical charge. When a lightning strike hits a tree | | | | will discharge the blast. It's important to remember that |
| it can travel down the trunk, split it. If you're standing | | | | the shell of the car will still be electrically charged after |
| next to the tree it may also decide to use you as a | | | | a strike so keep all body parts away from anything |
| conductor & a secondary bolt may jump & | | | | metal. It's normally a good idea to remove all watches, |
| travel through your body. | | | | rings & other metal objects & put them in the |
| If you're out in the Open adopt the Lightning Crouch | | | | glove box. |
| The lightning crouch is a method of getting as low to | | | | |
