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Are lightning deaths increasing?

2014-03-15 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: Lightning appears to be killing and injuring increasing numbers of people in developing countries, meteorologists and experts say. The total casualties could even be higher than other weather-related disasters like floods, landslides and droughts. "The frequency of lightning has somehow increased from what it used to be," says Michael Nkalubo, commissioner at Meteorological Department of Uganda, a country where lightning storms are common. "I cannot say that a study has been carried out...

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