In 2023, there were a total of 14 fatalities and 56 injuries reported due to lighting in the United States. In the previous year, there were 19 deaths and 53 injuries reported due to lightning nationwide.

In 2024, the state with the most number of lightning strikes recorded across the United States was Texas, with over 42.4 million lightning events. Texas always has a higher lightning count than any other state, partly due to its size and location. Ranking second that year was the state of Florida, with some 15.5 million lightning events recorded.

In 2024, there were 210,000 lightning strikes recorded in Germany. This was a slight increase compared to the previous year.

This study builds on an earlier study on the worldwide casualty toll from lightning. The present paper synthesizes data that are available on lightning deaths by country. It finds that for the lack of better information, the estimate of 6 deaths per million per year continues to be a candidate for the appropriate rate that can be modified in the future with better information. If this rate applies to 4 billion people, the resulting worldwide estimate continues to be 24,000 deaths and 240,000 injuries worldwide from lightning every year. The collection of lightning fatality totals over long periods is encouraged on a national basis in order to investigate the validity of these estimates. Presented at the 20th International Lightning Detection Conference, 21-23 April 2008, and the 2nd International Lightning Meterology Conference, 24-25 April 2008, Tuscon, Arizona.

Indonesia – the world's largest archipelagic country – registered a total of 76.5 million lightning events in 2022. Indonesia's distinctive geology and tropical location result in favorable conditions for frequent lightning in the country. Meanwhile, Argentina recorded a total of 41.9 million lightning events that year.

Lightning and thunderstorms were the leading cause for extreme weather event-related deaths in India in 2022, with 1,285 recorded fatalities. Other extreme weather events that resulted in several lives lost were floods and heavy rains. Thunder and lightning in India

India is amongst the leading countries in terms of annual lightning strikes. Lightning is the result of an electric discharge between clouds or between clouds and the earth. The warmer temperatures experienced during India’s monsoon season facilitate the quick formation of clouds that create suitable conditions for these lightning strikes. Sadly, there are many deaths attributed to lightning strikes every year across the country.

Effects of extreme weather in India

The average annual economic damage due to climate-related events in India approached 90 billion U.S. dollars in recent years. In addition to financial losses and physical damage, the loss of life caused by extreme weather affects all parts of the country. Strikingly, a survey conducted across the South Asian country found that most Indians believed that they would be affected by a major natural disaster.

This Dataset contains year wise total number of deaths/casualties due to disastrous weather events like Cold Wave, Cyclonic Storm, Dust Storm, Floods And Heavy Rains, Gale, Hail Storm, Heat Wave, Lightning, Snow Fall, Squall, Thunderstorm in India

Market Overview:

The global Lightning Rod market is expected to grow from USD 1.02 billion in 2022 to USD 1.48 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 4.5% from 2022 to 2030. The growth of the market can be attributed to the increasing awareness about lightning protection systems and their benefits, growing demand for advanced lightning protection systems, and rising investments in commercial and industrial sectors across the globe. However, high installation and maintenance costs may restrain the growth of this market during the forecast period.

Product Definition:

A lightning rod is a metal spike that is attached to the roof of a building and connected to a wire that runs down the side of the building to the ground. A lightning rod is used to protect a building from being struck by lightning.

Direct Lightning Rod:

A direct lightning rod is a device that is used to protect objects and people from lighting. Direct Lightning Rods are not attached to the building or any other object, instead, they are just placed in the middle of open space. Direct lightning rods do not have any electrical parts, but they do have a grounded metal stake at their base.

Special Lightning Rod:

A special lightning rod is a type of lightning protection device that is designed to intercept and dissipate high-energy bolts of electricity. Special lightning rods are typically made from metal or other conductive materials and are mounted on the exterior of buildings or other structures.

Advance Discharging Lighting Rod:

An In Advance Discharging Lighting Rod is a type of lightning rod that uses an electronic or mechanical device to discharge the electricity from the lightning before it strikes the ground. This prevents damage to property and equipment and allows for quicker response times in emergency situations.

Application Insights:

The commercial application segment accounted for the largest share of more than 60.0% in 2019 and is projected to witness significant growth over the forecast period. The increasing number of commercial buildings, such as shopping malls, hospitals, hotels, and restaurants across countries such as China, India, and Thailand is expected to drive demand for these rods from 2022 to 2030.

The industrial segment is projected to witness significant growth over the forecast period. This is due to the increasing adoption of LED lighting in various industrial applications such as automotive, aerospace, and manufacturing. Moreover, the growing demand for renewable energy sources is also expected to drive growth in this sector. The residential segment accounted for a smaller share of the total market in 2019 but is projected to grow at a faster rate over the forecast period. This is due to an increase in awareness about lightning protection among homeowners and an increase in investment by developers into lightning rod systems.

Regional Analysis:

North America is expected to be the largest regional market over the forecast period owing to growing demand from residential and commercial applications. In addition, the region is expected to witness significant growth in the deployment of other types of lightning rods such as in advance discharging lightning rods. Latin America is projected to be the second largest regional market over the forecast period, owing to increasing demand from industrial and commercial applications. Europe is expected to be the third largest regional market over the forecast period, due to growing demand from residential and commercial applications. The Asia Pacific is projected to be the fastest-growing regional market over the forecast period, owing to the increasing adoption of lightning protection systems by businesses and governments. The Middle East & Africa is projected to be the smallest regional market over the forecast period, owing to the low penetration of lightning protection systems in this region.

Growth Factors:

• Increasing demand from the construction industry for lightning rods as a safety precaution.
• The growing popularity of lightning rods as a way to protect homes and businesses from damage during thunderstorms.
• The increasing number of severe thunderstorms and hurricanes in recent years has led to an increase in demand for lightning rods.
• Advances in technology have made lightning rods more effective at protecting property from damage caused by lightning strikes.
• The increasing awareness among consumers about the benefits of using lightning rods to protect their property from damage during storms

In 2024, tropical cyclones caused the most damage in the United States. Such a type of storm, for instance, resulted in overall losses of ***** billion U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, wildfires, droughts, and heatwaves resulted in economic losses of $ **** billion U.S. dollars. Severe convective storms were the second most destructive natural disaster that year, with a loss of almost **** billion U.S. dollars. Impact of severe thunderstorms in the U.S. Severe thunderstorms pose a great risk to public safety and often result in fatalities. People can be harmed in many ways during a thunderstorm, such as being directly struck by lightning or hurt when a building collapses/tree falls. In 2019, ** people were killed as a result of severe thunderstorms. Lightning strikes alone caused ** deaths and *** injuries in that year. How much was paid out due to thunderstorms? The high risk of damage posed by thunderstorms means that insurance cover is an important tool in reducing the losses incurred. In 2020 alone, approximately ****** homeowner insurance claims were paid due to lightning losses.

This dataset contains the number of fatalities due to flood, debris flow, landslide, rockfall, windstorm, lightning, ice avalanche, earthquake and other processes like roof avalanche or lacustrine tsunami for each year since 1946. The following information is contained (by column and column title): * year * total number of hazard fatalities * number of fatalities by flood (German: Hochwasser, Überschwemmung). Flood includes people drowned in flooded or inundated areas or carried away in streams under high-water conditions. * number of fatalities by debris flow (German: Murgang). * number of fatalities by landslide (German: Erdrutsch). Landslide includes people killed by landslides and hillslope debris flows (German: Hangmure). * number of fatalities by rockfall (German: Steinschlag, Fels- und Bergsturz). * number of fatalities by windstorm (German: Sturm). Windstorm includes people killed by falling objects or trees during very strong wind conditions and people who drowned in lakes because their boat capsized during such conditions. * number of fatalities by lightning (German: Blitz). * number of fatalities by ice avalanche (German: Eislawine). * number of fatalities by earthquake (German: Erdbeben). * number of fatalities by other processes like roof avalanche, lacustrine tsunami (German: andere Prozesse wie Dachlawine, Tsunami im See). The data was collected based on newspaper research. For more information please refer to Badoux, A., Andres, N., Techel, F., and Hegg, C.: Natural hazard fatalities in Switzerland from 1946 to 2015, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 16, 2747-2768, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-2747-2016, 2016. The data collection is financed by the FOEN (with exception of the collection of the avalanche fatalities). The data contains the official statistics of the FOEN on fatalities due to flood, debris flow, landslide, rock fall and avalanche. Restrictions: The data set is not complete. Only fatalities in or around settlements and on open transportation routes are included. More precisely, fatalities were not collected, when persons exposed themselves to a great danger on purpose. Or fatalities during leisure activities which are connected to a higher risk were not included (this includes e.g. canoeing or river surfing during flood, canyoning, mountaineering, climbing, walking or driving on a closed road). Fatalities by avalanches are collected at the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF. You can download the avalanche fatalities per hydrological year here and per calendar year here. For a direct comparison with the fatalities presented here, please download the data set with the calendar years and do not consider fatalities in the backcountry (tour) or in terrain close to ski areas (offpiste).

Singapore had the highest lightning density worldwide in 2021, accounting for 163.08 lightning events per km2. Coming second and third were Macao S.A.R. and Brunei, respectively. That year, 135.61 lightning events per km2 was registered in the former country, whereas the density in the latter was at 105.22 lightning events per km2. Nevertheless, the world's prime lightning hotspot is located in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, where lightning strikes nearly 300 days per year.

Translation (by Seng Pan) I am going to tell a story about how a mythical serpent was killed by Thunder God. A long time ago, there lived a family with three children in a village called Namsan. The family had one son and two daughters. The son was around 10 years old. As he was old enough to do some works, every evening after school he fetched the cows from grazing to home. One evening in the rainy season, he went out to fetch the cows on the other side of Lailung bridge. And he had to cross Namsan river to get that side. On his way back home, he was not able to swim alone to the other side because the river water level increased. So, he held a bull's tail and crossed the river. When he got in the middle of it, a mythical serpent grabbed and ate him. At dusk, all the cows arrived back home but the boy didn't. So, the family went out to look for him. Since, they didn't find him anywhere, they were so sad and worried. Hence, the father dived into Namsan river by biting on a sword to find the son. And he swam to the lower part of the river. When he reached Mali river, he asked Nats (Nat is a kind of spirit) about his son. They told him that he was taken to the source of Namsan river. So, he swam there again to find his son's body. When he reached there, he was told that his son was taken to the top of the big stone. Again, he followed to the stone but he didn't find his son's body. There was a hole at the top of the big stone. He entered that hole and followed the way. Soon, he arrived at Lailung Mountain. (In the middle of the mountain, there is a lake. Its water never runs dry and there are a lot of fish. But people cannot eat that fish. If you eat, you will die.) When the father got near that lake, he was told again that his son was brought to the top of the stone. Then he ran to that place but he couldn't find his son. He was so angry. So, he came out of water and went back home. He told a shaman about that he wanted to kill the mythical serpent which ate his son. He worshiped to the Thunder God and asked to kill the mythical serpent. Then, the big stone which was as big as a house and where the mythical serpent was hiding, was struck by lightning. And it killed the mythical serpent. The stone was broken into three pieces. There the mythical serpent's tail was also appeared. When the father read Shaba leave and interpreted what happened, he saw the mythical serpent was already dead. Then he went there and dragged out from its tail but he couldn't find out what happened to his son and where his son's body was. Even now so many people go and see those three broken stones. Before many youths used to visit and take pictures there. Once, an image which seemed like mythical serpent appeared in the background of a picture. The story is based on what truly happened in the past. Transcription (by Lu Awng) Ya ngai hkai na gabaw gaw mu nat jaw nna baren hpe e ah chye sat kau ai maumwi re. Moi shawng de namsan mare ngu ai kaw e kasha 3 lu ai dinghku langai mi nga ai. Dai dinghku kaw na gaw la kasha 1 re na num kasha 2 re. Lana de mi gaw dai la kasha wa gaw asak 10 jan ning re na nga tam shana de re jang shi gaw jawng kaw na wa na nga ni tam re (ah yoi) dai asak ah prat dai ram re majaw shi gaw shana de shagu nga tam tam re ai. Jawng kaw na wa na nga sa tam tam re she lana de mi gaw namsan hka yanam ta re majaw namsan hka hpe rap na ohra lailung mahkrai ngu maga de e shi gaw nga sa tam ai she nga mu na she wa re yang she namsan hka grai kaba nga la ai dai majaw namsan hka grai kaba na shi hkrai sha nlu rap na shi gaw nga wu la kaba langai mi na nmai kaw tek di na hka kaw rap wa na hku shi nga nmai kaw jum na rap wa yang she dai kaw baren wa gaw ma dai hpe e hka grai kaba ai kaw e baren rim sha kau ai. Rim sha kau na she shana de jan du wa tim nga ni gaw du wa na she ma dai gaw ndu wa re na kanu yen kawa gaw grai myitru di na nta masha ni mung grai myit ru na ma dai hpe hkan tam hkawm ai. Kade tam tim nmu mat re na she shanhte gaw grai myitru na she shi kawa gaw shanhte nat jaw ai re majaw nhtu langai mi sha makrang lang re na she shi kawa gaw namsan hka kaw kalang ta hka hpunglip mat wa. Hka hpunglip mat wa na she le namsan hka nam de yu mat wa na she mali hka du yang mali hka kaw du yang dai kaw shi du yang shi gaw nat e jaw ai majaw sa san yu re she hto namsan hka hku de rai mat wa sai ngu na tsun dat ai da. Reng she shi gaw namsan hkahku de kalang mi bai hka hku n htu makrang nna kasha na mang tam ai ngu na hkan lung mat wa re yang she namsan hkahku bai du yang gaw na kasha oh lunghkrung jung de rai mat wa sai ngu tsun ai da. Namsan hka kaw na lunghkrung jung de re sai na kasha ngu tsun yang dai de kalang mi bai lunghkrung jung kaw du wa re yang she shi gaw dai kaw mung shi kasha na mang nmu ai da, shi kasha na mang nmu re yang she dai lunghkrung jung kaw gaw hku 1 mi hku ai. Dai hku na shi hkan mat wa ai da, dai hku na hkan mat wa re yang she hto lailung bum ngu ai bum ka-ang kaw nawng 1 mi nga ai, nawng dai ya du hkra hka galoi ma nhkyet ai nga ma grai rawng ai, nga rawng tim dai kaw na nga nmai hkwi sha ai, nga ni hkwi sha yang si wa ai da. Reng she dai dingla dai gaw dai baren ma-ut kau ai ma na kawa gaw dai nawng kaw wa du re yang she le lunghkrung jung de bai re wa sai ngu na tsun dat ai da. Re yang she kalang mi bai shi lunghkrung jung de bai yu mat wa re yang she shi kasha hpe nmu re shi gaw nau pawt mayu na she nta de wa ai da. Hka kaw na pru wa na she nta de wa na she shi na mu nat hpe e wa tsun dan ai da, nye kasha hpe dai hku dai hku re ai. Dai majaw ngai ndai nye kasha hpe e sha kau ya ai baren hpe ngai ah chye kau mayu ai, sat kau mayu ai ngai hpe naw garum la rit ngu na she shi dumsa hte hpa hte re na she shi mu nat hpe wa jaw jau dat jang she kaja wa shi kamsham ai mu nat gaw dai baren gaw lunghkrung jung kata kaw sha makoi taw nga na hku nga, dai kaw makoi taw nga yang she mu nat wa gaw dai lunghkrung jung kaba ngan re nta kaba ai hte bung ai lunghkrung jung ngu manu mana kaba ai dai hpe kalang ta mu ah chye kau dat yang she 3 brang rai mat wa yang dai kaw baren nmai kra taw ai da, baren dai ma kalang ta ah chye sat kau na she baren nmai kra taw ai hpe she sa yu sai da. Shaba bai wat yu yang she nang sat kau ya rit nga baren hpe e lu sat kau sai ngu jang she sa yu ai da. Sa yu yang kaja wa baren dai si nga la ai da, nmai hte nawng ngan rai si nga la ai dai garawt shaw na kasha hpe gaw nmu mat sai da, gara kaw da kau ya ai kaning rai mat ai kasha hpe gaw nmu ai raitim dai baren hpe lu sat kau ai da. Dai majaw dai baren hpe yawng sa yu ai da, ya kalang lang pyi naw shi gaw baren dai gaw nat rai taw ai majaw dai lunghkrung jung kaw sa nna sa yu nlung kaba 1 wa 3 brang re taw ai dai kaw ramma ni (datbung) ni sa gayet re yang shingdu kaw baren zawn zawn re sumla ni lawm pru wa wa re ai da. Dai mabyin maumwi re. . Language as given: Jinghpaw

The catalog contains the details of natural & un-natural accidents, traffic accidents and suicides. Major causes of accidental deaths are Traffic accidents, Drowning, Lightning, Heart Attacks, Accidental Fire, Falls, Poisoning. Major causes of Suicides are Family Problems, Illness, Bankruptcy or Indebtedness, with Percentage Variation Age and Gender-wise Distribution, It includes Data of All India Level, The information given in this report is police recorded data which has been obtained through State/UT Police, It includes Total number of Accidental Deaths with Mid-Year Projected Population and Rate of Accidental Deaths.

In 2024, 568 people died due to weather disaster events in the United States. During the previous decade (2010-2019), 5,227 fatalities were reported caused by billion-dollar climate and weather disasters.

In 2022, around 2.8 thousand deaths occurred due to lightning in India, the most caused by natural forces. Overall, there were approximately eight thousand fatalities across the south Asian country due to natural incidents.

The number of accidental deaths due to forces of nature in India was over eight thousand in 2022. This was an decrease of about four percent from the previous year. Majority of the victims of these accidents were reported to be between 30 and 60 years of age. The leading cause of death by nature in the country was lightning.

In 2022, the Indian state of Bihar saw the highest number of deaths due to extreme weather events in the country, with a total of 418 fatalities. This was followed by the state of Assam, but by a wide margin, with 257 lives lost. That year, the deadliest extreme weather events in India were lightning and thunderstorms.

In 2022, about 2.5 thousand individuals in the age group of above 60 years died due to forces of nature. Lightning was the leading cause of accidental deaths in the south Asian country that year.

In 2022, the number of accidental deaths due to forces of nature in India was the highest in Odisha at over 2.4 thousand. The number of accidental deaths due to forces of nature in India was over eight thousand that same year. The leading cause of death by nature in the country was lightning.