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Lightning is a serious danger. Summer is the peak season for this deadly weather phenomenon, with Florida being the lightning capital of North America with an average of 1.4 million cloud-to-ground lightning strikes each year and typically leads the nation in lightning deaths and injuries with an average of 9 deaths and 60 injuries directly due to lightning each year. Learning about lightning and its dangers as well as safety measures can greatly reduce your risk from being affected by lightning. Go to http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/ for handouts, indoor safety and outdoor risk reduction tips, medical facts, history, survivor stories, photos, teacher tools, kids page and more.
