🌍Day 17: In the month of ADN’s global campaign "𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬", we are raising awareness today about avoidable deaths from lightning.

From 2006 through 2021, there were 444 lightning strike deaths in the US.  The average age of a person struck by lightning is 37 years.    Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia have 4 billion lightning threats.

To learn more about the Lightening Resilient India Campaign led by our collaborator CROPC please click here: lnkd.in/eeb3QAfS Photo credits: Lynda Smith, My Shot   𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬!

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