New Delhi: India last year recorded an increase in lightning episodes nearly 23% compared to 2019 with Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha and West Bengal turned into one of the vulnerable countries for this weather phenomenon.
Although lightning with the storm has claimed more life in Bihar, UP, Jharkhand and Maharashtra compared to the top five who reported last year’s lightning episodes, an increase in the number of events, recorded by Bumi Networks – a private agent throughout the country of the Lightning Detection Network in India – shows the vulnerability of most countries.
The Earth’s tissue report, released on Monday, showed its network has detected nearly 39.6 million lightning pulses in India in 2020, which is only more than 13 million is a dangerous ‘cloud-to-ground’ attack – lightning that afflicts the ground, places Life, put life and property in danger.
“This is a large amount that practically makes the most of the country vulnerable,” said Kumar Margasaahayam from the earth’s tissue, to the Toi.
He said issued a timely warning as part of a strong early warning system, the spread of warnings for vulnerable populations and creating awareness among people about the dangers of lightning is three important steps to save lives.
“India is very vulnerable to bad weather events,” he said.