Citation

Gomes C. Int. J. Biometeorol. 2012; 56(6): 1011-1023.

Affiliation

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Centre of Excellence on Lightning Protection (CELP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, chandima.gomes@gmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, International Society of Biometeorology, Publisher Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00484-011-0515-5

PMID

22215021

Abstract

This paper addresses a concurrent multidisciplinary problem: animal safety against lightning hazards. In regions where lightning is prevalent, either seasonally or throughout the year, a considerable number of wild, captive and tame animals are injured due to lightning generated effects. The paper discusses all possible injury mechanisms, focusing mainly on animals with commercial value. A large number of cases from several countries have been analyzed. Economically and practically viable engineering solutions are proposed to address the issues related to the lightning threats discussed.

Language: en