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* Err on the side of caution - retreat back to campus if in your judgment the conditions are becoming dangerous. Better to do less fieldwork than have a serious injury. | * Err on the side of caution - retreat back to campus if in your judgment the conditions are becoming dangerous. Better to do less fieldwork than have a serious injury. | ||
* If you can't leave your field site, try to stay in safer areas - avoid ridgelines, don't hide under lone trees, and spread out your group. If you are in a forested area don't stand directly under a tree, even if it is raining. | * If you can't leave your field site, try to stay in safer areas - avoid ridgelines, don't hide under lone trees, and spread out your group. If you are in a forested area don't stand directly under a tree, even if it is raining. | ||
| − | * Have group members crouch down with as little contact to the ground as possible, and '''keep their feet together''' - up to half of all lightning fatalities are from ground current. | + | * Have group members crouch down with '''as little contact to the ground as possible''', and '''keep their feet together''' - up to half of all lightning fatalities are from ground current. |
'''More information''' | '''More information''' | ||
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Lightning safety paper from NOLS: [[File:Lightning safety.pdf]] | Lightning safety paper from NOLS: [[File:Lightning safety.pdf]] | ||
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Lightning safety pamphlet from NOAA: [http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/resources/backcountry_lightning.pdf] | Lightning safety pamphlet from NOAA: [http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/resources/backcountry_lightning.pdf] | ||
Blog post on "lightning position:" [https://biodiversitytheblog.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/what-is-lightning-position-anyway/] | Blog post on "lightning position:" [https://biodiversitytheblog.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/what-is-lightning-position-anyway/] | ||
Revision as of 15:54, 23 September 2015
- If you hear thunder, call in to base if possible and get an updated forecast and make an exit plan
- Err on the side of caution - retreat back to campus if in your judgment the conditions are becoming dangerous. Better to do less fieldwork than have a serious injury.
- If you can't leave your field site, try to stay in safer areas - avoid ridgelines, don't hide under lone trees, and spread out your group. If you are in a forested area don't stand directly under a tree, even if it is raining.
- Have group members crouch down with as little contact to the ground as possible, and keep their feet together - up to half of all lightning fatalities are from ground current.
More information
Lightning safety paper from NOLS: File:Lightning safety.pdf
Lightning safety pamphlet from NOAA: [1]
Blog post on "lightning position:" [2]
