Expert: Don’t take lightning lightly
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is the country with the second highest number of lightning strikes in the world – but Malaysians are still not wary of its dangers, according to an American lightning expert.
“Your country records double the number of thunderstorms than Florida, which gets an average of about 90 thunderstorms daily.
“Lightning is considered the worst natural killer, causing at least 25,000 deaths worldwide each year.
“This is no laughing matter,” Richard Kithil Jr, chairman of the US’ National Lightning Safety Institute (NSLI) told a media briefing yesterday.
The event was organised by the Centre of Excellence on Lightning Protection (CELP) at Universiti Putra Malaysia to promote research, application and education on lightning.
Kithil said no place was safe from lightning. “Only large buildings and fully enclosed vehicles can provide safety,” he cautioned.
“CELP’s aim is to encourage lightning precaution as part of occupational safety and to create awareness among the public,” said Kithil, who is CELP’s advisory committee. He said it was “not amusing” when sport authorities gave wrong safety advice.
source: The Star 3 March 2010
Bila aku baca artikel ni rasa gerun tu memang ada. Selama ni dah banyak kita dengar kes orang kena panah petir. Biasanya kita anggap petir atau kilat jadi masa nak hujan atau tengah hujan. Pelik rasanya kalau dengar ada petir bila masa cuaca ok je. Tapi yang pelik tula yang berlaku. Apapun kita x boleh menidakkan kuasa Allah. Dan itu yang sebenarnya terjadi.
Last year kat rumah parents aku kat Terengganu. Masa tu memang tinggal ma dan abah berdua je. Petang dalam pukul 2-3 tiba2 ma dengar bunyi berdentum kat dapur. Syukur masa tu xde sesape kat situ. Bila tengok syiling rumah macam terbakar. Telefon langsung x boleh guna. Kami adik beradik syukur sangat sebab semua selamat dan cuma rosak sikit je. Tapi bila dikenang memang x dijangka sebab petir tu jadi bukan masa nak hujan. Apapun, ajal maut di tangan Tuhan.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is the country with the second highest number of lightning strikes in the world – but Malaysians are still not wary of its dangers, according to an American lightning expert.
“Your country records double the number of thunderstorms than Florida, which gets an average of about 90 thunderstorms daily.
“Lightning is considered the worst natural killer, causing at least 25,000 deaths worldwide each year.
“This is no laughing matter,” Richard Kithil Jr, chairman of the US’ National Lightning Safety Institute (NSLI) told a media briefing yesterday.
The event was organised by the Centre of Excellence on Lightning Protection (CELP) at Universiti Putra Malaysia to promote research, application and education on lightning.
Kithil said no place was safe from lightning. “Only large buildings and fully enclosed vehicles can provide safety,” he cautioned.
“CELP’s aim is to encourage lightning precaution as part of occupational safety and to create awareness among the public,” said Kithil, who is CELP’s advisory committee. He said it was “not amusing” when sport authorities gave wrong safety advice.
source: The Star 3 March 2010
Bila aku baca artikel ni rasa gerun tu memang ada. Selama ni dah banyak kita dengar kes orang kena panah petir. Biasanya kita anggap petir atau kilat jadi masa nak hujan atau tengah hujan. Pelik rasanya kalau dengar ada petir bila masa cuaca ok je. Tapi yang pelik tula yang berlaku. Apapun kita x boleh menidakkan kuasa Allah. Dan itu yang sebenarnya terjadi.
Last year kat rumah parents aku kat Terengganu. Masa tu memang tinggal ma dan abah berdua je. Petang dalam pukul 2-3 tiba2 ma dengar bunyi berdentum kat dapur. Syukur masa tu xde sesape kat situ. Bila tengok syiling rumah macam terbakar. Telefon langsung x boleh guna. Kami adik beradik syukur sangat sebab semua selamat dan cuma rosak sikit je. Tapi bila dikenang memang x dijangka sebab petir tu jadi bukan masa nak hujan. Apapun, ajal maut di tangan Tuhan.
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