With the arrival of monsoon, on one hand there is torrential rain, on the other hand the danger of lightning also increases. Incidents of lightning increase a lot during rainy days. Not only this, many people also die due to lightning. Do you know how to protect yourself from lightning during rain?
Lightning
Lightning is a common occurrence during rainy days. In the year 1872, scientist Benjamin Franklin had for the first time given the real reason for lightning flashing between the clouds. He had told that there are small particles of water in the clouds, which get charged due to the friction of air. Some clouds have positive charge, while some have negative charge. When clouds with both types of charges collide with each other in the sky, at that time electricity of millions of volts is generated. Sometimes the electricity generated in this way is so much that it reaches the earth. This phenomenon is called lightning.
Lightning falls the most at this place
Climate Resilient Observing Systems Promotion Council (CROPC) along with the Indian Meteorological Department had released a map. In which information about the areas affected by lightning has been given. According to this, Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of lightning strikes. After this comes Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Bengal. Apart from these states, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka also have incidents of lightning.
How to avoid lightning?
Let us tell you that during bad weather and lightning, one should stay away from electrical appliances while being inside the house. During this time, corded telephones should not be used. At the same time, windows and doors should be closed and one should stay away from veranda and roof. Apart from this, one should also stay away from objects that are good conductors of electricity. One should stay away from metal pipes, taps, fountains, wash basins etc. in the house.
While staying outside the house, one should stay away from electricity poles. Apart from this, trees attract lightning. Therefore, one should not stand under trees during lightning strike. One should not take shelter in areas with tall buildings and should stand far away in open fields. One should stay in one’s vehicle while travelling. However, one should sit in a vehicle with a strong roof during this time, one should not ride a vehicle with an open roof. Apart from this, one should stay away from bikes, electricity or telephone poles, wire fences and machines etc.
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