Reducing Lightning Injuries Worldwide / by Mary Ann Cooper, Ronald L. Holle

Von:

Cooper, Mary Ann [VerfasserIn]

Mitwirkende(r):

Holle, Ronald L [VerfasserIn]

Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Buch (Online)Sprache: Englisch Reihen: Springer Natural Hazards | SpringerLink BücherVerlag: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2019Beschreibung: Online-Ressource (XXII, 233 p. 52 illus., 48 illus. in color, online resource)ISBN:

9783319775630

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Andere physische Formen: 9783319775616 | Erscheint auch als: 978-3-319-77561-6 Druck-Ausgabe | Printed edition: 9783319775616 DDC-Klassifikation:

LOC-Klassifikation:

GB5000-5030

DOI: DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-77563-0Online-Ressourcen:

Zusammenfassung: This book is a resource for understanding why Lightning continues to be a major health hazard, especially in the developing world, and equips researchers, governments, and public health advocates with the knowledge and techniques needed to reduce lightning casualties worldwideZusammenfassung: Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations and Definitions -- Part I: How Lightning Kills, Injures, and Causes Damage -- Introduction -- Mechanisms of Lightning Injury -- Lightning Effects on the Body -- Research on Pathophysiology of Medical Effects by Lightning -- Economic Damages of Lightning -- Part II: Estimates of People Killed and Injured by Lightning -- Current Global Estimates of Lightning Fatalities and Injuries -- Lightning Fatalities since 1800 -- Locations and Activities of Lightning Casualties -- Gender, Age, and Casualties per Incident -- Contributors to Lightning Casualty Risk -- Part III: When and Where Lightning Occurs -- Global Lightning Distribution -- Time of Year and Time of Day of Lightning -- Meteorological Concepts Affecting Lightning Formation -- Lightning Detection -- Part IV: How to Reduce Lightning Global Casualties -- How to Make Baseline Studies on Lightning Deaths and Damages -- Identification of Safe and Unsafe Areas -- Lightning Protection -- History of Lightning Injury Prevention Programs -- Lightning Safety Guidelines and Resources -- The Role of Lightning Warning Systems -- How to Deliver the Message to Vulnerable Populations -- How to Write a Grant to Perform Studies -- IndexPPN: PPN: 1026854865Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-EES | ZDB-2-SEB | ZDB-2-SXEE

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