
How to survive a lightning strike -- or, better yet, avoid one
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There are undoubtedly more pressing dangers than being hit by lightning, with the chance of being hit at less than one in a million. But lightning does occasionally strike humans, as a few recent high-profile cases made clear.
(CNN) — There are undoubtedly more pressing dangers than being hit by lightning: The chance of being struck is less than one in a million, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But lightning does occasionally strike humans, as a few recent high-profile cases made clear.
On Friday, a lightning strike killed a mom picking up her child from school in Florida. And in early August, lightning killed three people sheltering under a tree near the White House.
So far, 14 people have died from lightning strikes in the US in 2022, according to the National Weather Service -- up from 11 deaths in 2021.

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