January 22, 2019

How to avoid the voltage?

1. Seek shelter! The safest place to be in a thunderstorm is inside. 2. While inside, don’t touch any water faucets or your landline phone (also […]
January 22, 2019

What causes thunder?

Thunder is the loud sound you hear after a lightning flash. Lightning is a bolt of very hot electricity that also makes the air around it very hot. In […]
January 22, 2019

Why aren’t planes struck by lightning?

Airplanes are designed to withstand hundreds of thousands of amperes of electricity—far more electricity than a lightning bolt can deliver. An airplane’s first round of defense […]
January 22, 2019

Why doesn’t lightning strike twice?

That old saying is a sham. Bolts strike skyscrapers and other tall buildings twice, thrice, or more. New York City’s Empire State Building gets hit about […]