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Posted by Bill S on September 12, 2006 at 4:49:25 pm EDT
In reply to Re: Thunderstorms posted by Chumango on September 12, 2006 at 6:18:48 am EDT

Chumango -
On your mention of a shorter hemlock being hit, according to the Lightning Safety book I have, there is some evidence that some tree species are hit by lightning more frequently and some are hit less frequently. Apparently the study was inspired by an old wive's tale in Germany about some trees being safe to stand under, and the statistics support the story. However, "Less frequent" does not mean "never", as was found in the study. Just when there is a mixed species stand, certain ones tend to attract the lightning more than others. I don't have the book immediately to hand, so I won't try to reproduce the table.

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• Re: Thunderstorms - Chumango 19:57:34 09/12/2006
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