What should I do if I encounter thunderstorm weather in the wild?

If you encounter a thunderstorm outdoors, please don't panic. Please pay attention to the following matters:

1, when encountering thunderstorm on the way, be sure to stay away from the top of the mountain or other commanding heights; If you are in the forest, pay attention to choose places surrounded by trees and with open spaces in the middle for lightning protection; It is generally safer to enter the cave, but don't lean against it.

It is safer to wear a raincoat than an umbrella when encountering a thunderstorm in the wild. On rainy days, in the wild, it is human nature to open an umbrella to keep out the rain. But remember, if you hear thunder immediately after seeing lightning, it means that you are in a thunderstorm environment. Stop walking, put down your umbrella, and get down immediately with your feet together. Even if you don't have an umbrella, you shouldn't run around. When the thunder fades away, you can quickly find a safe place to shelter from the rain. It is safer to have a raincoat when traveling or working in the field.

Don't hide from the rain under the tree. Traveling outside, there is a thunderstorm, and there is a big tree next to it. Most people will naturally run under the tree to hide from the rain. As we all know, although hiding from the rain, it has caused lightning disasters, and accidents of being hit by lightning under trees often occur. If you really have to stay under the big tree, you must keep a distance of more than 2 meters from the tree body and branches, try to squat down and put your feet together first. This can not only reduce the effective height of human body, but also prevent the harm of step voltage.

4. Don't swim by the sea or the river. Because lightning strikes are selective. On the one hand, water has a high conductivity, which makes it easier to attract lightning than other objects on the ground; On the other hand, the land-water junction is the intersection of soil resistance and water resistance, forming an interface with large resistivity change, and lightning leads tend to these places. So being struck by lightning by a river is more common.

5, don't climb the peak, not holding a guardrail chain.

I hope I can help you! !