We’ve all heard the old saying that “lightning never strikes the same place twice.” But contra-ry to popular belief, lightning can — and often does — strike the same place more than once. In fact, it is estimated that about 100 cloud-to-ground lightning strokes reach Earth’s surface every second. In…
Brooke Pearson is the Lightning Global Solutions Manager at Vaisala. He works with organizations to help them better manage the threat of lightning on their operations.
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