Highly readable and nontechnical, this illustrated survey explores the nature and causes of lightning. Topics include ball lightning, St. Elmo's Fire, the workings of lightning rods, the effects of lightning on trees and buildings, the formation of thunderstorms, how to photograph lightning, and other fascinating subjects.

Table of Contents for All About Lightning

CHAPTER ONE
Why did Benjamin Franklin fly the kite?
CHAPTER TWO
How does a lightning rod work?
CHAPTER THREE
How many people are killed by lightning each year?
What should I do if caught outdoors in a thunderstorm?
Is it safe to talk on the telephone during a thunderstorm?
Should I unplug radios and TVs?
How can I help someone struck by lightning?
CHAPTER FOUR
Am I safe from lightning in an airplane? In a car?
CHAPTER FIVE
How does lightning damage trees and building?
CHAPTER SIX
"Does lightning "never strike twice?"
Does it always strike the tallest object?
CHAPTER SEVEN
How are thunderstorms formed?
Are there locations with no lightning?
How many thunderstorms are in progress in the world at one time?
CHAPTER EIGHT
Does cloud lightning differ from cloud-to-ground lightning? Which is more common?
Does lightning occur only in thunderstorms?
CHAPTER NINE
Does a stroke between cloud and ground travel upwards or downwards?
CHAPTER TEN
How long and how wide is the lightning channel?
Why is lightning zig-zag?
How can I best photograph lightning?
CHAPTER ELEVEN
How hot is lightning?
CHAPTER TWELVE
How is thunder generated?
How can it be used to measure the distance and length of the lightning channel?
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Does lightning occur without thunder? Thunder without lightning?
What is heat lightning? Sheet lightning?
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Do gushes of rain follow thunder?
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
What is ball lightning?
Are UFOs and ball lightning related?
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
What is ribbon lightning? Bead lightning?
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Has lightning any practical use?
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
What would happen if lightning were eliminated?
INDEX

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