Two more hunters killed by lightning

[FLswamper]

I’ve gotta imagine that climate change will transform these anecdotes of outdoorsmen losing their lives to lightning into a trend.

Nope. And the weather always changes, especially in my stomping grounds.

 

[4090Sharps]

Nope. And the weather always changes, especially in my stomping grounds.

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That’s encouraging. Thanks for sharing!

 

[FLswamper]

I was wondering if the lighting fatality rate was due to a reduction in outdoor activity, but nope to that too. US has seen a 20% increase in outdoor recreation participants in past 10 years. Go figure.

 

[pacoalcracker]

flswamper...up bigly ever since 2016 when trump was running and elected....

 

[MuleyFever]

Nope. And the weather always changes, especially in my stomping grounds.

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This is interesting. I would expect the number to be fairly flat just due to how random getting hit by lightning is. If there was an increase I would have thought it would show since 2019. I wonder if the strike rate shows a similar trend or if maybe just the fatalities are dropping?

 

[MuleyFever]

flswamper...up bigly ever since 2016 when trump was running and elected....

The biggest increase is since COVID.

 

[BTLowry]

Tragic

Have had fishing rods "sing" when storms came in.
Always threw them down and headed for cover

 

[bojangles808]

scary and sad stuff. Can someone who knows stuff about science tell me is an alum/magnesium chassis more dangerous in lightning vs a polymer/carbon stock or is it pointless to think about bc trekking poles/barrel etc.