Podcast appearances and mentions of john jensenius

John Jensenius, a Meteorologist and Lightning Safety Specialist with the National Lightning Safety Council, says 'lightning is very common' and points out to Megan Lynch that more strikes occur in the southern states. He also corrects some myths about lightning safety. Lightning can strike up to 10 miles away from a storm. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Guest: John Jensenius Introduction:When thunder roars, go indoors… You've all probably heard the saying, and I'm sure many of you have had your own close calls with this fearsome flash. This week is Lightning Safety Awareness Week, and today, we're talking to the person who created this annual event! John Jensenius has spent his career keeping people safe as a meteorologist in the National Weather Service, and one of his legacies has been his work to educate and protect people from the dangers of lightning. Each year, lightning kills 49 people on average, so we'll talk about the ways you can stay safe and even debunk some myths about lightning that may be putting you at risk. Now let's begin what is sure to be an electric discussion!Privacy Policy and California Privacy Notice.

This week Meteorologist and Host, Dean DeVore is joined by lightning safety specialist for the National Lightning Safety Council, John Jensenius. “Dr. Lightning” discusses all things lightning including safety tips, debunking some of the myths behind lightning and what outdoor activities make you most vulnerable to a lightning strike. http://lightningsafetycouncil.org/LSC-Home.html Then Dean is joined by AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist and hurricane expert, Dan Kottlowski to discuss some of the recent tropical developments and what may be in store for the weekend. It's all this week on "Everything Under the Sun"! Have an idea or topic for the show? E-mail us - accuweather.podcast@accuweather.com Subscribe to our daily and weekly podcasts at www.accuweather.com/podcast

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John Jensenius is NOAA's specialist on lightning safety and serves as a national spokesperson for the organization on issues related to lightning and lightning safety. He has developed a considerable amount of educational material on lightning, as well as tracking and documenting lightning fatalities nationwide. On this show, we will be discussing lightning and the latest statistics for 2018, last year's stats and what past years have shown for its dangers. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather/message

John Jensenius is NOAA's specialist on lightning safety and serves as a national spokesperson for the organization on issues related to lightning and lightning safety. He has developed a considerable amount of educational material on lightning, as well as tracking and documenting lightning fatalities nationwide. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather/message

More than 300 wild reindeer were killed after being struck by lightning in Norway, in what government officials say was an unusually deadly event. It’s not uncommon for wildlife to be killed by lightning strikes, but what made this storm so deadly? Most lightning deaths that occur in groups are due to the ground current, John Jensenius, a lightning safety expert from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told The Verge. “First, there’s a direct strike — this is what most people think of when they think of lightning — that hits the tree or maybe the ground nearby,” Jensenius said. “The energy then spreads along the ground surface, and if you’re anywhere near that lightning strike, you absorb it and get shocked.” The lightning current travels up one leg and down another, Jensenius said, so animals are more vulnerable because their legs are more spread out — the ground currents travel more easily in their bodies. A total of 323 reindeer, including 70 calves, were killed during a lightning storm on Friday (Aug. 26), according to the Norwegian Environment Agency. Of the 323 reindeer killed, five were euthanized because of their injuries, agency officials said. The animals may have died from huddling together during the storm. Credit: Havard Kjotvedt/Norwegian Environment Agency he animals were found in Hardangervidda, a national park that is home to an estimated 10,000 wild reindeer, Europe’s largest herd. As herd animals, reindeer typically travel together in large groups. Kjartan Knutsen, a spokesman for the Norwegian Environment Agency, told The Associated Press that reindeer tend to stay very close to each other in bad weather, which could explain how so many were killed at once. Though it is not uncommon for reindeer and other wildlife to be killed by lightning strikes, the agency said this is the deadliest known event to date. Samples were collected from the fallen animals as part of a national survey to test for chronic wasting disease (CWD) — a nervous system disease found in deer and elk that results in brain lesions — according to the Norwegian Environment Agency. Normally, the agency would leave the dead animals where they fell and let nature take its course, but given concerns over the spread of CWD, agency officials said they are waiting for the test results before a final decision is made. Original article on Live Science. The post More Than 300 Reindeer Killed By Lightning: Here’s Why appeared first on DAPULSE.

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