After day of lightning strikes across Perth, expert shares tips for avoiding injury

After a day that saw 10,000 lightning strikes across Perth, three people suffer injuries, and a pet dog killed, an expert ...
EDN

Groundbreaking aircraft lightning strike simulation project heralds easy protection design for modern composit

Aurora, IL, November 6, 2009 — Lightning strike tests of a helicopter at Eurocopter’s Donauwörth facility have verified the accuracy of finite element analysis techniques for characterizing the ...
pv magazine International

How to protect animals from lightning in agrivoltaics

Researchers in Germany assessed lightning risks in livestock-integrated agrivoltaic systems, identifying key injury mechanisms and establishing safe step and touch voltage limits. Their simulations ...
EDN

Modular Ethernet jack protects against lightning

Integrating magnetics for 10/100 Ethernet support, a single-port modular jack offers GR-1089-CORE-compliant lightning-strike protection. The right-angle part comes in two circuit designs: one with PHY ...
MIT Technology Review

This startup claims it can stop lightning and prevent catastrophic wildfires

Lightning sparked almost 60% of the wildfires—and those blazes accounted for 93% of the total area burned.
The Hill

Where and when are lightning deaths most common in the US?

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Since 2006, more than 500 people have been killed by lightning strikes in the U.S., according to the National Lightning Safety Council (NLSC). Only five states have not recorded a ...