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24-Aug-2015 Geoffrey Gordon

Lightning Insurance

protect_your_home_against_lightning_Andrew_G_Gordan_Inc_Insurance-052476-editedLightning is caused when warm and cool fronts meet, and as they cross each other, just like rubbing a balloon on a wool sweater, positive and negative electrical charges become out of balance.  Streamers find a pathway up from the ground (a tree, a rock…a house), and the lightning comes down. 

 

 

Did you know that the thunder clap is the air collapsing upon itself after the lighting, which turns the air to plasma because of the high heat, leaving a vacuum along the lightning strike. 

A lightning strike is generally only about a centimeter (1/3 inch) wide, averaging about 3 miles high, and unleashes anywhere from 1 billion to 10 billion joules of energy. That’s enough to boil sap in a tree and make it explode from the immediate heat: like popcorn, but inside a tree.

 

Since lightning is so powerful and dangerous, always be wary of it when there are storms. When a storm is approaching or is present in your area, always make sure that you are inside somewhere. You will be much safer inside a building than outside in an open area. Make sure that you are never near a body of water either; water is a good conductor of lightning so you should always stay clear of water in a storm. For more lightning safety tips, check out our website

 

Browse our website for more storm insurance. Contact us if you have any questions!

 

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Geoff

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