Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 15, issue 8
Articles | Volume 15, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-1881-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-1881-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 15, issue 8
Research article
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20 Aug 2015
Research article |  | 20 Aug 2015

Lightning fatalities and injuries in Turkey

Ş. Tilev-Tanriover, A. Kahraman, M. Kadioğlu, and D. M. Schultz

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Several data sources were searched to collect data on lightning-related fatalities and injuries in Turkey. There were 745 incidents, resulting in 898 deaths, 150 serious injuries and 536 injuries from January 1930 to June 2014. Incidents were most frequent in late spring. The majority of lightning incidents occurred during the afternoon. The number of incidents was relatively higher over the highly populated western parts. The number of male victims was nearly twice the number of female victims.
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