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Dangers of Lightning

Lightning poses significant dangers, causing fires and structural damage to buildings and trees, and can result in severe injuries or fatalities when it strikes a person. To mitigate these risks, lightning conductors are installed on buildings, consisting of a metal strip that directs electric energy safely into the ground. This protective device features a pointed top and runs along the building's exterior to prevent damage from lightning strikes.

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Dangers of Lightning

Lightning poses significant dangers, causing fires and structural damage to buildings and trees, and can result in severe injuries or fatalities when it strikes a person. To mitigate these risks, lightning conductors are installed on buildings, consisting of a metal strip that directs electric energy safely into the ground. This protective device features a pointed top and runs along the building's exterior to prevent damage from lightning strikes.

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Dangers of Lightning

A flash of lightning carries a lot of electric energy. When lightning strikes


a building, its tremendous electric energy can set the building on fire or
cause serious damage to its structure. When lightning strikes a tree, it
can burn up the tree and damage it by enormous electric energy.

When the person is hit by lightning during a thunderstorm, then the


electric energy passes through the body of the person due to which the
person gets severe burns and gets killed.

The damage caused to buildings and other tall structures by lightning can
be prevented by installing lightning conductors on them.

Lightning Conductor

Lightning conductor is a device used to protect a building from the effects


of lightning. A lightning conductor is made of a thick strip of
metal (usually of copper). The top end of lightning conductor is pointed
like a sharp spike (or spikes) and it is fixed above the highest point of the
building. From the top of the building, the thick metal strip runs along
the outer wall of the building to the ground. The lower end of metal strip
is joined to a metal plate and buried deep in the ground near the base of
the building.

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