> What I don't understand are the specific mechanics of lightening in a > way that tells me when and why it's dangerous. On a narrow stream that > sits low between high banks populated by large trees, is there risk of > being directly injured by lightening or only the risk of indirect injury > from a falling tree that's been hit on higher ground. Am I better off > on the low, narrow water than on the higher bank? > I've heard it said that being in a river valley is a *relatively* safer place to be. See: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/trw.htm http://whirlwind100.nssl.noaa.gov/mag/holleetal.html http://www.lightningsafety.com http://www.stats.org/spotlight/2200.html Play Hard, Erik Sprenne *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Aug 20 2002 - 21:38:42 PDT
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