How To Design Building Lightning Protection

How To Design Building Lightning Protection

How To Design Building Lightning Protection

Boaters witnessing the drama of a summer thunderstorm have seen a glimpse of nature's raw power and its potential for destruction. In a effort to better educate people of the dangers posed by lightning, the National Weather Service sponsors Lightning Safety Awareness Week each June.

An average of 73 people are killed and 300 are injured by lightning strikes each year in the United States. Meteorologists measure some 25 million strikes each year with Florida being the national leader in the total ground strikes occurring per square mile. Injuries from lightning occur in isolated circumstances and don't receive the press hurricane and tornado incidents create, yet lighting causes more injuries and death than the other events.