Overview

This book highlights the essential theoretical and practical aspects of lightning, lightning protection, safety and education. Additionally, several auxiliary topics that are required to understand the core themes are also included.

Objective

The main objective of the contents is to enlighten the scientists, researchers, engineers and social activists (including policy makers) in developing countries regarding the key information related to lightning and thunderstorms.

Context and Relevance

A majority of developing countries are in tropics where the lightning characteristics are somewhat different from those in temperate regions. The housing structures and power/communication networks, and human behavioural patterns (that depend on socio-economic parameters) in these countries are also different from those in the developed world.

Scope and Audience

As the existing books on similar themes address only those scenarios in developed countries, this book serves a vast spectrum of readership in the developing world who seek knowledge in the principles of lightning and a practical guidance on lightning protection and safety education.