Lightning Facts


Facts:
Lightning...
 

Packs between 35,000 to 40,000 amperes of
current.

Can generate temperatures as high as 50,000
degrees Celsius.

Falls somewhere on the earth every second.

Travels as far as 40 miles.

Kills nearly 100 people each year in the U.S. and injures hundreds of
others.

Can, and does strike the same place twice.

Causes billions of dollars in property damage each year, many times resulting in fire and total
property loss.

 

   
 

Millions of dollars are spent by corporations every year as a result of lightning damage to commercial properties. Insurance claims, equipment destruction, fire damage, production and inventory loss can all result from a single lightning strike.

In addition to property loss, lightning damage to robotics, communication lines, computer equipment and security systems can result in extended downtime for your company. Protecting people and property are what lightning protection systems are all about.

State-of-the-art lightning protection systems are a part of the structural design of commercial and public facilities worldwide, and are designed to maximize protection to both life and property.

Source: Lightning Protection Institute