What are the hazards of lightning?

When lightning strikes, the voltage to the ground in Lei Yun reaches tens of millions to hundreds of millions of volts. If lightning strikes, it will cause heavy casualties and property losses.

There are mainly the following reasons for casualties caused by lightning strikes on people or livestock.

(1) Direct lightning strike: Lightning current directly flows through human or animal body and enters underground, resulting in death.

(2) Discharge lightning strike: lightning strikes other objects to form high voltage, thus causing harm to people and animals nearby.

(3) Step voltage lightning strike: Lightning strikes the earth, and the current scatters around to form step voltage, thus causing harm to people and animals.

In addition, lightning can also hit houses, destroy equipment, and cause fires and even explosions. Therefore, effective lightning protection measures must be taken to reduce the occurrence of lightning accidents.