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Does lightning kill marine animals?

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A lightning strike at the surface generates up to 260 decibels at 1m away. That is about twice the decibels of a gun shot or firecracker. There is some evidence (Hasting and Popper 2004) that suggest hearing loss can occur in cod at 180 dB, with some other species closer to 220 dB. read more

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According to Don MacGorman, a physicist at the National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Oklahoma. “Basically lightning stays more on the surface of the water rather than penetrating it. read more

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