Lightning safety of under-privileged communities around Lake Victoria

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Lightning safety of under-privileged communities around Lake Victoria

This is one of the first studies on lightning incidents that take place in the neighbourhood of Lake Victoria, the largest tropical lake in the world that borders Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. Lightning accident statistics in the region have been documented segment wise. The number of lightning occurr...

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Main Authors:	Gomes, Chandima, Mary, Ahurra Kulyaka
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2015
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45345/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45345/1/LAKE.pdf

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