Why would a lightning-struck tree glow after being hit?
It is not on fire and does not give off heat, but glows.
It was a dark and stormy night. Chris emails he
was walking in the woods "a little after a thunderstorm" when he
noticed the tree. The tree, shattered by an earlier lightning
stroke, stabbed the night like a broken pike. An eerie glow extended ...
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Lightning kills swimmers
 Has there ever been a documented death of a swimmer due to a lightning
strike? Tom, Yorktown, Virginia
Professional swimmers performing a water ballet in
Guardalavaca, Cuba. Photo courtesy of Jongleur100.
- The NOAA reports, in 2008, 28 people were killed in the USA (all
were outside) from being struck by lightning. 29% of those were
on or near the water.
That's 8 people on or near water.
- In the year 2000, lightning killed two boys in an outdoor pool in
Florida.
- There is no documented
lightning-caused death of an indoor-pool swimmer, reports
Richard Kithil of the National Lightning Safety Institute.
Further Reading
Indoor pools: Does lightning strike indoor swimming
pools? Has anyone ever been hurt or killed?
Kill and injure: How does lightning kill people and injure them? What are
the chances of being killed or injured?
Ball lightning:
I was wondering if Ball Lightning exists. What do you know about it? Where
does it happen? When and why?
Cause:
What causes lightning?
(Answered June 6, 2009)
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