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LIGHTNING: FIRE FROM THE SKY
BY CRAIG B. SMITH

LIGHTNING: FIRE FROM THE SKY is written for the general reader who is interested in this most spectacular and dangerous of natural phenomena. Over the ages humankind has been alternatively fascinated and terrified by thunder and the flashing display of electrical discharges in the heavens and their occasional deadly visits to earth. As the book reveals, the human and economic toll of lightning is far greater than generally believed and many injuries and fatalities could be avoided by following a basic set of safety practices. (For details, click on “Why this book is important.”)


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Table of Contents

Foreword
Dr. Martin Uman

Chapter 1
Thor’s Anvil

Chapter 2
That Bolt from the Blue

Chapter 3
When Lightning Strikes Twice

Chapter 4
Leos Beware: Health Impacts of Lightning

Chapter 5
A Reason for Keraunophobia

Chapter 6
The Lights Flickered and Then Went Out

Chapter 7
Dodging the Electric Bullet

Chapter 8
Predicting the Unpredictable

Chapter 9
The Bell Ringer’s Deception

Glossary/EndNotes

Literature Cited/Bibliography

Publication date: Fall, 2007