Factors contributing to a long-term decrease in national lightning fatality rates: case study of the United Kingdom with wider implications - Elsom DM.

Decadal average lightning fatality rates in the United Kingdom have decreased markedly from 1.09 deaths per million population per year (M −1 yr−1) in the 1850s to 0.02 M−1 yr−1 by the 2010s. Factors contributing to the decrease are explored. They...

Source: SafetyLit - January 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news