News flash: Lightning deaths declining

Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 18:00 in Health & Medicine

Floods and tornadoes kill more people in the United States than lightning does, a study finds. In fact, lightning strikes have been the third-leading cause of storm-related deaths since 2006 and may soon drop to fourth place, below hurricanes.

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