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kate newton

What does it feel like to be struck by lightning?

5 June 2019 by Kate Newton

Lightning strikes about 190,000 times a year in New Zealand – one strike every 167 seconds, on average. So what does it feel like to get hit? Kate Newton reports for RNZ. Tucked under a large bush on a rainwashed coastal hillside, Martin Williams was watching the sky above Sponge Bay get darker and darker. … Read more

Categories Featured, Science Tags Electrocution, kate newton, lightning, RNZ, Weather

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