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re: Washington DC lightning strike that killed two offers climate warning - REUTERS
Posted on 8/5/22 at 6:59 pm to dawgfan24348
Posted on 8/5/22 at 6:59 pm to dawgfan24348
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Warmer planet causes greater chance of extreme or unusual weather, it’s not really surprising
Lightning is neither extreme nor unusual weather.
Between 2006 and 2021 485 people were killed by lightning nationwide. That's an average of 32 killed a year. How many of those 485 made it to the OT? These two only did because it happened in DC.
ETA: 1980-1995 saw 1,318 lightning deaths across the country. That's 87 people a year killed.
This post was edited on 8/5/22 at 7:06 pm
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Posted on 8/5/22 at 7:04 pm to LegendInMyMind
Lightning strike deaths have also plummeted since the 50s because we have way better warning and preparedness systems now.
Not everything that happens is “climate change”. Lightning strikes in a dew pointy place in the summer isn’t unusual.
Not everything that happens is “climate change”. Lightning strikes in a dew pointy place in the summer isn’t unusual.
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