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Subang has a top ranking that most would rather do without
KUALA LUMPUR: Subang which lies in the centre of a lightning dense triangle in the Meteorological Department’s map for lightning density has one of the highest number of lightning incidences in the world. According to the department, Subang experiences lightning a minimum of 240 days a year. This translates to between 25 and 40 lightning…
Lightning kills at least 93 as monsoon sweeps India
New Delhi (AFP) – At least 93 people have been struck by lightning and killed in India over the past two days, disaster management officials said Wednesday, as annual monsoon rains swept the country. Lightning strikes are relatively common in India during the June-October monsoon, which hit the southern coast earlier this month, but this…
Analysis of Effectiveness of DDCE at Las Pardinas
An analysis of the effectiveness of the DDCE device was performed in the context of direct lightning strikes on a telecommunications tower belonging to ANDORRA TELECOM, located in the area of LAS PARDINAS in the Western Pyrenees, France at an altitude of 2,300 metres. The Tower is located in an area with a high incidence…
TOA Systems And MetraWeather Asia Expand Pan-ASEAN Lightning Network
MetraWeather and TOA Systems, Inc., (TOA) the global lightning network company, will announce the expansion of a pan-ASEAN lightning network at InterMET Asia 2016. The network is designed to improve the region’s resilience to escalating extreme weather events and mitigate the risks associated with devastating lightning strikes. The network will be expanded in Brunei, Cambodia,…
School gardener struck by lightning
KOTA KINABALU: A school gardener was killed and his colleague seriously hurt after they were struck by lightning at the SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin field in Penampang near here on Tuesday. Fazlie Lai Fauzie, 36, was believed to have been killed on the spot during the 3.30pm incident while fellow gardener Maidah Banir, 46, remained…
DDCE Installation at Ushiku Daibutsu / Giant Buddha Statue
Southeast Asia is well known for its annual monsoon season, which in addition to heavy rains, brings huge electrical storms, causing serious incidents and material losses, as was the case of the lightning which struck this bronze statue, an important tourists attraction. Fortunately, one of the 1 metre diameter rosettes falling off caused no injuries….
