A comparison of lightning human fatalities between Malaysia and United States

This study analyzed and compared the lightning related casualties in Malaysia and United States. United States as a developed country is reported with 0.3 deaths per million per year after 1970 comparing to lesser-developed areas such as Malaysia with an annual lightning fatality rate of 6 deaths pe...

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Main Authors: Hajikhani, Maryam, Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin, Izadi, Mahdi, Gomes, Chandima, Jasni, Jasronita
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55653/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55653/1/A%20comparison%20of%20lightning%20human%20fatalities%20between%20Malaysia%20and%20United%20States.pdf
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author Hajikhani, Maryam
Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin
Izadi, Mahdi
Gomes, Chandima
Jasni, Jasronita
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Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin
Izadi, Mahdi
Gomes, Chandima
Jasni, Jasronita
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description This study analyzed and compared the lightning related casualties in Malaysia and United States. United States as a developed country is reported with 0.3 deaths per million per year after 1970 comparing to lesser-developed areas such as Malaysia with an annual lightning fatality rate of 6 deaths per million. The comparison and analysis were made based on the rural-urban setting and the six types of activities locations defined as agriculture, indoors, outdoors, recreation, small structures (i.e. vehicle, open-sided shelter, shed) and sports. The results for the both countries were discussed in terms of their differences and similarities.
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spelling upm-556532017-06-07T04:52:37Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55653/ A comparison of lightning human fatalities between Malaysia and United States Hajikhani, Maryam Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin Izadi, Mahdi Gomes, Chandima Jasni, Jasronita This study analyzed and compared the lightning related casualties in Malaysia and United States. United States as a developed country is reported with 0.3 deaths per million per year after 1970 comparing to lesser-developed areas such as Malaysia with an annual lightning fatality rate of 6 deaths per million. The comparison and analysis were made based on the rural-urban setting and the six types of activities locations defined as agriculture, indoors, outdoors, recreation, small structures (i.e. vehicle, open-sided shelter, shed) and sports. The results for the both countries were discussed in terms of their differences and similarities. IEEE 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55653/1/A%20comparison%20of%20lightning%20human%20fatalities%20between%20Malaysia%20and%20United%20States.pdf Hajikhani, Maryam and Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin and Izadi, Mahdi and Gomes, Chandima and Jasni, Jasronita (2016) A comparison of lightning human fatalities between Malaysia and United States. In: 2016 33rd International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), 25-30 Sept. 2016, Estoril, Portugal. . 10.1109/ICLP.2016.7791406
spellingShingle Hajikhani, Maryam
Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin
Izadi, Mahdi
Gomes, Chandima
Jasni, Jasronita
A comparison of lightning human fatalities between Malaysia and United States
title A comparison of lightning human fatalities between Malaysia and United States
title_full A comparison of lightning human fatalities between Malaysia and United States
title_fullStr A comparison of lightning human fatalities between Malaysia and United States
title_full_unstemmed A comparison of lightning human fatalities between Malaysia and United States
title_short A comparison of lightning human fatalities between Malaysia and United States
title_sort comparison of lightning human fatalities between malaysia and united states
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55653/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55653/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55653/1/A%20comparison%20of%20lightning%20human%20fatalities%20between%20Malaysia%20and%20United%20States.pdf