India's Disaster Management Bureau announced that it recorded 9 thousand lightning strikes in only 13 hours and more than 30,000 times

byRaúl Villalón

A thunderbolt that brings loud sound and shocks, if you are watching from a safe indoorSometimes it is worth seeing its beauty. Of course, if it is struck by lightning strikes, it can cause big injuries and deaths, and in India it is reported that more than 30,000 lightning strikes have been observed in just 13 hours, and 9 people have died.

India state records 36, 749 lightning strikes in 13 hours - BBC News
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Located in southeastern IndiaState of Andhra PradeshIn April 24, 2018, thirty-seven thousand and seven thousand thousand lightning strikes were recorded in just 13 hours. According to the Disaster Management Bureau of Andhra Pradesh State, an unusual number of lightning strikes seems to be "the result of extreme weather conditions", but it is announced that 9 people including a 9 year old girl were killed by this lightning strike .

In India, due to the influence of the monsoon, it will rain from June in the rainy season, so it will rain intensively until autumn, but in some areas including Andhra Pradesh, the number of lightning strikes tends to increase before entering the rainy season It seems there is. However, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, the number of lightning strikes observed in May of last year was 30,000 times, and in this 13-hour time period, thirty-seven thousand thousand times of lightning strikes were observed, it is obviously abnormal .

This year, in the northern coastal area of ​​Andhra Pradesh, the cold wind blown from the Arabian Sea collided with the warm wind blown from the northern part of India, forming a large amount of clouds. Clouds with potential for lightning are usually 15 kilometers in size, but clouds have grown over 200 kilometers in the sky above Andhra Pradesh.

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IndianNational Criminal Records Authority (NCRB)According to India, from 2005 onwards, more than 2000 people have died from lightning each year. In June 2016, in the region including the Bihar state in the Middle East of India,Thirteen people died ThunderHas occurred, and in India the deaths due to lightning do not persist.

The reason for the large number of deaths due to lightning strikes is that there is no highly reliable lightning strike system in India, plus more people work outdoors than other countries. It is expected that the activity of lightning will become active late the end of the rainy season, so it is necessary to be careful when going to India.