This lightning safety advice will not die – and is still dangerous

If you fell out of the open air during a thunderbolt storm, safety experts have once recommended adopting a pistured position to reduce your chances of lightning. However, it turns out that the situation does not make you safer.

In response to social media and other Internet sources that it claims is publishing misleading information about the safety of lightning, the National Council for Lightning Safety (NLSC) emphasizes the fact that “Rabash” is an old advice, and urged the teachers and the weather to stop recommending it.

John Jinsenius, lightning safety specialist in NLSC, said, said, statement Jensenius released: “The more you reach a safe place, the lower your risk. The lower your risk.

Rabash is not only ancient, as it was exposed nearly 20 years ago. But although NLSC and the National Weather Service stopped recommending a ball in 2008, institutions are like Walking Association for long distances and The city of Bellaid in Texas Continue to include lightning safety.

“Rabash simply does not provide a large level of protection. Whether it is standing or in a porn position, if the lightning channel approaches the general expenditures directly (or nearly), it is very likely that you will be beaten, killed or injured with the lightning of lightning,” statement By national weather service.

The statement continues to warn that people who believe that Rabash is effective may become satisfied and give up searching for a safe shelter until the last minute. One of the main focus of lightning safety is to avoid entering a dangerous position in the first place, or knowing how to get out of one. “It is more useful to remind people of thinking about canceling or postponing activities if thunderstorms are predicted,” said Chris Vagaski, the meteorologist with NLSC, in the first statement.

The truth is, if you fell outside during a storm of thunder or lightning, there is no completely safe option, according to national weather service. However, they recommend that you still avoid open areas, the longest things in the area, and long or isolated trees. If you are in a forest or forest, you should stand as far as possible from any tree.

Finally, if you are with a group, individuals should spread to reduce the number of people who can get or kill in one thunderbolt. In 2024, NLSC recorded 12 Lightning deaths.

“When it comes to this, the exercise of lightning safety is a simple inconvenience that may save your life,” Save Ginsenus.