2,500 Indians die from lightning strikes each year with officials commenting that this is higher than deaths from floods! Compare this to the US deaths: just 45! Awareness is key to low deaths.
Reasons given by officials is that lightning strikes have increased by 34% due to climate change! A study to be released by the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics warned of an increase of 10 to 25% each year in India. A California University study said a rise of 1 deg Celsius would mean a 12 % increase in lightning strikes.
Lightning survivors suffer from weakness and mental disorders. In Goa we already hear of rains increasing due to climate change. Does the IMD keep track of lightning strikes and occurrences in Goa? Are they waiting till the lightning strike deaths are comparable with North India? Which minister is in charge of the same and when will he act? Only local people will walk the extra mile to save locals as seen in the last tarball case in Goa. Non-locals only look after their own interests as also MLAs -- all 40. The newbies are more interested in ‘showing’ they work for the people rather than actually doing so.
