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Attachment of lightning flashes to grounded structures
, 2012 A grounded structure can interact with a lightning flash in two different ways. It can interact with either a downward or an upward lightning flash. The initiation of a downward lightning flash takes place in the cloud, whereas in the case of upward ...
Cooray, Vernon,, Vernon Cooray
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Do the public take action when a severe snow warning is issued?
Weather, EarlyView.Extreme weather events pose significant risks to the population, making timely warnings essential for preparedness. The UK Met Office’s National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS) has issued impact‐based alerts for over a decade, yet evaluations of their effectiveness remain limited.
Helen Dacre, Rachel McCloy, Joi Alon
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Weather, EarlyView.The English language is a gargantuan, gluttonous beast. It has become extraordinary in its powers of assimilation – such that we rarely consider the origins of the words we use. In this paper, we will shed light on these origins, including the Pontic–Caspian steppe, the British Empire and, of course, a TV show.
Kieran M. R. Hunt
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U.S. LIGHTNING STRIKE DEATHS [PDF]
The risk of being struck by lightning is low, but the consequences of being struck by lightning ARE SERIOUS.To learn more about lightning, visit: www.cdc.gov/disasters/lightning\u2022 444- From 2006 through 2021, 444 people in the 444 United States died ...
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Organic Representation as a Critical Media Approach to Leadership Studies in Popular Culture
New Directions for Student Leadership, Volume 2025, Issue 185, Page 75-80, Spring 2025.ABSTRACT This article applies the critical media concept of organic representation to leadership studies as an analytic of how various creators in popular culture today are not just writing inclusive storytelling but, more notably, modeling new modes of production and self‐presentation that are actively challenging hegemonic industry practices and ...
Raffi Sarkissian
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High Voltage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT With increasing demands for fire safety and environmental friendliness, retrofilling transformers with alternative insulating liquids has become a growing trend. However, retrofilling power transformers remains uncertain, as more residual mineral oil compromises K‐class flame retardancy, and its impact on environmental performance has yet to ...
Zhenfu Tang +5 more
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Jurnal Ilmu DasarLightning is a common atmospheric hazard in tropical regions and poses significant risks to human activity and infrastructure. The aim of this research is to investigate the temporal and spatial characteristics of Cloud-to-Ground (CG) lightning in Jember
Rozikan Rozi +5 more
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Relationship between lightning and model simulated microphysical parameters over the central and eastern Mediterranean [PDF]
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2009 In this study the relationship between lightning and simulated microphysical parameters of clouds, is examined. In order to investigate such a relationship, a number of cases with significant lightning activity that occurred during the wet period of the ...
D. K. Katsanos +2 more
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Comparison of Dielectric Recovery After Arc Burning in SF6 Gas and Its Potential Alternatives
High Voltage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Although sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) exhibits exceptional insulating properties, it is a potent greenhouse gas. Therefore, studying alternatives to SF6 is critical for developing environmentally friendly high‐voltage electrical equipment.
Ziqi Liu +4 more
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International Dental Journal, EarlyView., 2020 Introduction Oral health is part of general health, and oral diseases share risk factors with several non‐communicable diseases. The World Dental Federation (FDI) has published a theoretical framework illustrating the complex interactions between the core elements of oral health (CEOHs): driving determinants, moderating factors, and general health and ...
Hanna Ahonen +5 more
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