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What is a lightning tree?

Sitting under a tree in a lightning storm.?

  • I know people die sheltering under trees but why? Is it the impact from the tree exploding - I've seen huge pine trees that have exploded that would kill 10 people but they are wet and full of sap so it's not surprising. But what about drier hardwood trees? I personally would feel better squatting under a tree on two feet only rather than in the open, soaking wet and face down in the dirt. http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/projects/disasters/light_stats/light_deaths.php

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    Quite often, if someone is under a tree during a lightning strike, the strike could arc from the tree and hit the person.

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Lightning tends to strike the highest object in an area which is why it's better to be in a ditch than under a tree. If you shelter under a tree and the tree is struck by a bolt of lightning...the tree acts not only as an attractor (i.e., a lightning rod)...but also as a conduit between the bolt and the ground. This high-intensity electrical energy disperses as it enters the ground such that if you're under the tree...you'll get zapped.

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