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Recent Lightning-Related Fatalities and Injuries in Bangladesh
, 2017 A database of lightning-related deaths and injuries in Bangladesh was developed from 1990 to mid-2016 from a variety of sources that contains a total of 5468 casualties, composed of 3086 fatalities and 2382 injuries.
A. Dewan +4 more
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Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, 2017 The interdisciplinary management of patients with multiple organ injuries after lightning strike is of paramount importance. Cutaneous burns can be associated to other organ injuries requiring emergency and life-support treatment. We report the case of a
M. Tadler +6 more
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The Omissions Doctrine after Tindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police
The Modern Law Review, EarlyView.In tort law, liability is generally not imposed for failing to confer a benefit on another person. This is commonly referred to as the omissions doctrine. In Tindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police, the UK Supreme Court elucidated the scope of this doctrine.
Eleni Katsampouka
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A possible relationship between Global Warming and Lightning Activity in India during the period 1998-2009 [PDF]
arXiv, 2010 Lightning activity on a global scale has been studied season wise using satellite data for the period from 1998 to 2009. Lightning activity shows an increasing trend during the period of study which is highly correlated with atmospheric warming. A similar increasing trend of lightning activity is observed in the Indian region during the pre-monsoon ...
arxiv
Recent statistics on lightning fatalities in Malaysia [PDF]
, 2012 It is a fact that Malaysia encounters more than 70% of power outages due to lightning and it is known as the “Crown of Lightning” in the world. The effects of lightning on electrical/communication networks and structures account for equipment damage ...
Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin +5 more
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Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.Abstract Regulators increasingly require organisations to disclose their climate‐related financial risks. Most future physical climate risks present unique challenges, however, as their likely occurrence and consequence cannot be quantified with veracity at business‐relevant scales.
Tanya Fiedler +3 more
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About Geometry and Initial Phase of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning [PDF]
arXiv, 2016 Cloud-to-ground lightning is the most common among atmospheric discharges. Since electric fields in the vicinity of a thunder-cloud do not exceed 250 kV/m the physical process that triggers the lightning remains unexplained. [1, 2, 3] Recent measurements established a weak correlation between solar wind and incidence of lightning.
arxiv
Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.ABSTRACT It is of paramount importance that children are equipped with the requisite digital parenting skills to protect them from the risks and threats that they may encounter in the digital environment while also enabling them to seize the opportunities that the digital realm presents.
Yıldız Özaydin Aydoğdu +5 more
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Guidelines for a proposed lightning protection policy of a golf association or tournament sponsor [PDF]
Because lightning causes many deaths and injuries each year on golf courses, guidelines are given for measures to be taken during golf events. Recommendations are given relative to warning systems, shelters, suspension of play, and the distribution of ...
Hillyer, Charles C.
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