Lightning fatalities and injuries in Malaysia from 2008 to 2015
This study examined the risk of lightning-related deaths and injuries in Malaysia between January of 2008 to July 2015. The majority of lightning-related injuries and fatalities occurred during the months of April and May. Most lightning related casualties reported in the statistics since 2008 occur...
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| author | Hajikhani, Maryam Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin Izadi, Mahdi Gomes, Chandima Jasni, Jasronita |
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| description | This study examined the risk of lightning-related deaths and injuries in Malaysia between January of 2008 to July 2015. The majority of lightning-related injuries and fatalities occurred during the months of April and May. Most lightning related casualties reported in the statistics since 2008 occurred in the states of Melaka and Selangor in the western coastal belt. The majority of victims, were engaged in outdoor and sports activities when injured or killed by lightning incidents. |
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| spelling | upm-556702017-06-07T04:52:27Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55670/ Lightning fatalities and injuries in Malaysia from 2008 to 2015 Hajikhani, Maryam Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin Izadi, Mahdi Gomes, Chandima Jasni, Jasronita This study examined the risk of lightning-related deaths and injuries in Malaysia between January of 2008 to July 2015. The majority of lightning-related injuries and fatalities occurred during the months of April and May. Most lightning related casualties reported in the statistics since 2008 occurred in the states of Melaka and Selangor in the western coastal belt. The majority of victims, were engaged in outdoor and sports activities when injured or killed by lightning incidents. IEEE 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55670/1/Lightning%20fatalities%20and%20injuries%20in%20Malaysia%20from%202008%20to%202015.pdf Hajikhani, Maryam and Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin and Izadi, Mahdi and Gomes, Chandima and Jasni, Jasronita (2016) Lightning fatalities and injuries in Malaysia from 2008 to 2015. In: 2016 33rd International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), 25-30 Sept. 2016, Estoril, Portugal. . 10.1109/ICLP.2016.7791405 |
| spellingShingle | Hajikhani, Maryam Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin Izadi, Mahdi Gomes, Chandima Jasni, Jasronita Lightning fatalities and injuries in Malaysia from 2008 to 2015 |
| title | Lightning fatalities and injuries in Malaysia from 2008 to 2015 |
| title_full | Lightning fatalities and injuries in Malaysia from 2008 to 2015 |
| title_fullStr | Lightning fatalities and injuries in Malaysia from 2008 to 2015 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lightning fatalities and injuries in Malaysia from 2008 to 2015 |
| title_short | Lightning fatalities and injuries in Malaysia from 2008 to 2015 |
| title_sort | lightning fatalities and injuries in malaysia from 2008 to 2015 |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55670/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55670/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55670/1/Lightning%20fatalities%20and%20injuries%20in%20Malaysia%20from%202008%20to%202015.pdf |