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MOSCOW, Russia -- Lightning has killed and injured more than a dozen people in Russia in the past two weeks, officials say, blaming widespread use of electronic gadgets such as cell phones for an increase in deadly strikes.
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10 Struck By Lightning
The man was struck at 1:17 p.m. between Paterson Street and Beach Avenue.
At the same time, a girl on the beach suffered injuries to her hands. Fire authorities said it appeared she was holding an umbrella at the time. She was taken to same hospital, but her condition is unknown. It was raining at the time she was struck. She and the lifeguard are the tenth people to be struck by lightning on Sunday.
The National Park Service said a man died and two others were injured after a lightning strike on the beach in Sandy Hook. Hours earlier, five people were struck by lightning in Long Island.
Five people in their 20s were hospitalized after they were struck by lightning in Long Island.
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July 21, 2008 12:53 PM
Five people remain in intensive care today after lightning struck a tree yesterday and injured 10 people at a Dorchester soccer game.
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July 17, 2008
Firefighters were dispatched at 5:45 this evening to a residence at 1649 Second St. in Bethlehem Township where a fire broke out during the storm. Homeowner Irene Donchez heard a loud lightning crash immediately before a bed in her house caught fire. The Nancy Run Fire Co. said the cause was undetermined as of 6:30 p.m.
Two people were struck by lightning in Lehigh Township, township police said. Neither suffered major injuries, according to police.
blog.lehighvalleylive.com... bethlehem_twp.html
June 28, 2008
Eight people were rushed to the hospital Saturday night, after rangers said a lightning bolt hit near them in the mountains. The people were fighting wildfires at the time in Caldwell County.
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Jul 21, 2008
Seven people injured in a lightning strike in Dorchester remained hospitalized Monday night, four of them in intensive care. Ten people in total were injured while seeking shelter under a tree in Franklin Park on Sunday.
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According to a study entitled "Demographics of U.S. Lightning Casualties and Damages from 1959 - 1994," by Ronald L. Holle and Raúl E. López of the National Severe Storms Laboratory and E. Brian Curran of the National Weather Service, males account for 84% of lightning fatalities and 82% of injuries.
The National Weather Service publication Storm Data recorded 3,239 deaths and 9,818 injuries from lightning strikes between 1959 and 1994. Only flash floods and river floods cause more weather-related deaths.
But according to Dr. Elisabeth Gourbière of the Electricité de France, Service des Etudes Médicales, only 20 percent of lightning victims are immediately struck dead.
Neurologic/psychiatric injuries
-Loss of consciousness/coma
-Amnesia/Anxiety/Confusion/Aphasia/Seizures
-Electroencephalographic abnormalities
-Brain/Cerebellum damages
-Numbness/Weakness in limbs/Partial or complete (but temporary) paralysis
-Neuropathy/Pain syndromes
-Spinal cord injury/Parkinsonism
-Sleep and memory disorders/Concentration
disturbances/Irritability/Depression/Various other disturbances such as headaches, tiring easily, lightning storm phobia, etc.
-Post traumatic Stress Disorder
In fact, the cost of homeowners claims for damage due to lightning strikes has increased dramatically—up 28 percent over the last four years, according to the Insurance Information Institute.
New homes on flood plains 'uninsurable'
Health Care
Anyone who discounts the seriousness of the health care situation in the United States has not tried to buy health insurance on the open market.
Viridian Note 00464: Florida Is Becoming Uninsurable
Originally posted by UnitedSatesofFreemasons
In fact, the cost of homeowners claims for damage due to lightning strikes has increased dramatically—up 28 percent over the last four years, according to the Insurance Information Institute.
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