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Lightning as an environmental hazard and its control measures

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Lightning as an environmental hazard.
-Flash of brilliant light in the sky produced by natural electricity passing between clouds or from the clouds to ground.
-Common where convectional rainfall occurs.
-Associated with cumulonimbus clouds.
-Common Kakamega, Kisii and Nyamira and around L. Victoria which experiences in the highest frequency.
-It starts forest fires e.g. in U.S.A and damages houses and electrical installations leading to loss of life and property
Measures to control Lightning.
-Installing lightning arresters on buildings which are copper rod conductors which direct lightning electrical current into the ground.
-Educating the people on the dangers of lightning and precautions to take.
-Not taking shelters under trees or on verandas when it’s raining.
-Avoiding walking on open fields during thunderstorms.
-If possible people should remain indoors when it’s raining.