. Assessing the natural range of variability in minimally disturbed wetlands across the Rocky Mountains : the Rocky Mountain ReMAP project. Wetlands; Wet meadow ecology; Shrubland ecology; Flowers. Ground Currents' ground currents occucwitb each. strike and cause rouglly half of all b'ghtnxg injtuies. Ground currents are driven by tie enormous potential differences' that appear :u tie Eai± near the ground strilie point. Typical lightning-to-ground su-ikes in; e;[ roughly 'OO amps into [lie Earth: since [be Eairl resists electrical flow, large potential differences wfll appear in the ground
. Assessing the natural range of variability in minimally disturbed wetlands across the Rocky Mountains : the Rocky Mountain ReMAP project. Wetlands; Wet meadow ecology; Shrubland ecology; Flowers. Ground Currents' ground currents occucwitb each. strike and cause rouglly half of all b'ghtnxg injtuies. Ground currents are driven by tie enormous potential differences' that appear :u tie Eai± near the ground strilie point. Typical lightning-to-ground su-ikes in; e;[ roughly 'OO amps into [lie Earth: since [be Eairl resists electrical flow, large potential differences wfll appear in the ground all around 'be strike pnxt. How fa: die current flows varus wildly since srike current and ground conductance easily vary by order; Df ma guitude. But the closer you are to [be direct strike, tie stronger [be ground current, If you ate s:anding with your leg; separated, if you are on all four;, if vdu are in a prone position ou tie ground, or if you are touching a Long metallic ob; ec:. you maxiixLze your expDsure [o potentia] differences [bat arise from ground currents. Tie potential difference that appears between your Legs- 01 across your prone body can drive significant :s ±rougi aud Dver your body. Tau can minimize yaur exposure to ground potential differences, and ground currents by. keeping your feet close :oge:ber. by MOT getting in 3 pnine position, by assuming tie b'ghtnxg position ou additional hisulatinu such as a fnam pad. and by not removing your sloes mil thick rubber soles. These actions can lelp lniniLnize the amount of ground current gnxg through your body, but some experts think these efforts are moD[ compared [o gelling ro a safer location. We need tD be careful that we don' [ give students a false sense of securitybv serins in ills defensive 'jositiDn. Figure J: Left: tree aii ?. ?nda. steppedleader. Right: tree snake, surface arcs, and elecirosiatic field. Surface Arcs: aigl current surface arcs appear to be associated will so
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