Lightning Strikes: Staying Safe Under Stormy Skies

by Jeff Renner

Book Overview

* Practical safety strategies for everyone who recreates or works outdoors * A quick, highly-informative read with interesting anecdotes, myths, and lore about lightning * Written by award-winning author and meteorologist Jeff Renner Discover the risks of thunder, thunderstorm winds, lightning, and flashfloods. Lightning Strikes reviews how thunderstorms form, explains the different types of storms, and provides a guide for staying safe using the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898867886
• ISBN13: 9780898867886
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

inspirational

it was a good present for my uncle who has been struck by lightning.

An important book to have

This book is a treasure, It is not has valuable, LIFE SAVING information, but it is also an enjoyable read, full of fascinating stories. For people who spend a lot of time outdoors, this book is a must. But it is also for us ordinary folks; for the truth is that lightning can strike anywhere, anytime.

From lightning lore and myths to survival stories

Lightning kills more people in North America than any other weather problem: Lightning Strikes is the first to provide practical strategies for whose who work in or enjoy the outdoors, and who might find themselves unprepared during a storm. From lightning lore and myths to survival stories and the important guide on what to do during a storm, this is an important guide.